Chinese tech giant Baidu showcases fully automated driving

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Chinese tech giant Baidu used its annual technology conference last week (15 September) to demonstrate its Apollo Fully Automated Driving. The AI system can independently drive without a safety driver inside the vehicle, a breakthrough that Baidu says will accelerate the large-scale deployment of autonomous driving technology across China. Zhenyu Li, corporate vice president of Baidu and general manager of Intelligent Driving Group (IDG), demonstrated the technology in Beijing’s Shougang Park. “The three core components of Apollo’s Fully Automated Driving technology are pre-installed and mass-produced vehicles, the ‘experienced AI driver’, and the 5G Remote Driving Service,” said Zhenyu Li during...