China Network technology July 9 news recently, a video about "Wuhan radish fast running unmanned car knocked down pedestrians on the road" circulated on the Internet, causing widespread public concern.
The video clearly shows the logo of radish running fast, but some netizens pointed out that the video content alone can not determine the responsible party for the accident, need to wait for the results of the official investigation.
In response, the relevant person in charge of Baidu said that the accident occurred at the intersection of Parrot Avenue and Guobo Road in Hanyang District, and the vehicle started when the green light was on, and there was slight contact with a red light worker.
The person in charge said, "After the accident, our company cooperated with the police at the first time, and accompanied the hospital for examination." After examination, there is no obvious trauma, and he is currently in the hospital for further observation and rest."
It is reported that "Radish fast Run" is Baidu's autonomous driving travel service platform, and Wuhan is one of the important cities in its layout. On September 22, 2019, the Wuhan National Intelligent Network Vehicle Test Demonstration Zone was officially unveiled, and Baidu and other enterprises got the first batch of automatic driving commercial licenses. By September 2022, Wuhan and Chongqing took the lead in releasing the pilot policy of full unmanned commercialization, issuing the first batch of unmanned demonstration operation qualifications to Baidu in the country, and issuing the "three permits" - allowing no safety officers in the car, driving on social roads, and carrying out commercial services.