China Economic Weekly-Economic Network News On September 1, Baidu founder, chairman and CEO Robin Li said at the 2022 World Artificial Intelligence Conference that autonomous driving technology will be the first to enter commercial use after L2. Probably L4, not L3.
Robin Li said that in the past, everyone thought that autonomous driving was still far away from us. Even Sfasky, the winner of the Turing Award , believed that it might take decades to achieve fully autonomous driving. Therefore, people place their hopes more on the progressive route such as L2+, believing that the technical route of autonomous driving is to realize L2 first, then L3, and finally L4 and L5.
Robin Li believes that in fact, it is likely that L4 will be the first to enter commercial use after L2, not L3. Because the liability for accidents in L2 and L4 is clearly defined. If something happens to L2, the responsibility lies with the driver. This is why no matter how strong the host manufacturer thinks its autonomous driving capabilities are, it will always say that the driver is still responsible for the accident. L4’s liability is also clearly defined, that is, without a driver, the operator will be responsible for the accident.
Robin Li said that the difference between L4 and L5 is that L4 is autonomous driving with a limited range, while L5 is autonomous driving without a limited range. L3 drivers have to take over when needed, which makes it difficult to determine liability for accidents. Therefore, he believes that the popularity of L3 will take longer.
In addition, Robin Li also said that Baidu’s cumulative R&D investment in the past 10 years has exceeded 100 billion, with R&D accounting for more than 15% every year, and last year it reached 23%, which is rare among the world’s large technology Internet companies. After
saw this news, some netizens said: "We are saying that the intelligentization of cars has become a general trend. Nowadays, various sensors in cars give cars powerful perception and control capabilities, which are inevitably inseparable from autonomous driving services." "Our lives Getting better and better is inseparable from technological innovation. I believe that with the continuous research and development of scientific researchers, autonomous driving will receive more and more attention. "I really look forward to this technology. AIGC will subvert the existing content production model and can achieve one-tenth of the cost." Create content with unique value and independent perspectives at a production speed of hundreds and thousands of times.”
Some netizens also said: "Baidu has continued to invest more than 100 billion in research and development. This investment is really huge, and I hope there will be better results." "It is really a huge investment! I believe the benefits will be great in the future. Not bad." "An average of 10 billion is invested in R&D every year. This pattern is really huge, which shows that this company has very strong technical potential." "Accumulating various data can make driverless technology more and more mature. , support the faster implementation of L4."
New media editor: He Yingxi
First instance: He Yingxi Second instance: Cui Xiaomeng Third instance: Zhou Qi
