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Guangzhou's first L4 driverless bus line is online: free trial ride

On January 6, according to the news released by Guangzhou, guangzhou's first L4 driverless bus line was officially put into operation, and the public can make an appointment for a free test ride in advance.

It is reported that the line is Nansha 23 Road, running from Hengli Metro Station Bus Terminal to Lingshan Island Ring Line, a total length of 8.5 kilometers, officially launched on January 1, 2022, the daily service time is 7:00 ~ 19:00.

Guangzhou's first L4 driverless bus line is online: free trial ride

The Nansha No. 23 autonomous bus demonstration line adopts the technology of "bicycle intelligence + network empowerment", and the route realizes full automatic driving, which is the first L4-level driverless bus demonstration line in Guangzhou and even South China.

The vehicle involved in the operation is manufactured by Henan Yutong, the body is blue body, and can control the operation of "turn on the lights" and "turn on the air conditioner" through the voice robot control system of the intelligent bus.

Guangzhou's first L4 driverless bus line is online: free trial ride

In terms of hardware, the car is equipped with two 64-line lidar, distributed in the position of the original rearview mirror, which can accurately perceive any object within 200 meters, obtain its three-dimensional information, determine its distance, orientation and state of motion, and are not affected by lighting conditions.

At the same time, it is equipped with 12 high-definition cameras, which can achieve 360 ° blind area shooting real-time high-definition images, detect and identify lane lines, traffic lights, traffic signs, etc., and accurately identify pedestrians and other vehicles on the road.

Guangzhou's first L4 driverless bus line is online: free trial ride

In order to ensure the safety of driving, the car is equipped with a professional level of safety personnel, which can take over the vehicle in time in case of danger, not only that, the car is also equipped with a red slow brake button, if there is an emergency, passengers can press the slow brake button in time to slow down the vehicle.

Self-driving cars are limited to 6 passengers, you need to make an appointment to be able to take the automatic bus, the current automatic driving bus does not charge any fee, and will be implemented in accordance with relevant regulations in the later stage.

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