Baidu teams up with Volvo Cars to develop L4 autonomous cars aiming at mass production
01 Noviembre 2018 - 6:45AM
Baidu teams up with Volvo Cars to develop L4 autonomous cars aiming
at mass production
Baidu, Inc. (NASDAQ: BIDU) and Volvo Cars today announced a
strategic partnership to jointly develop Level 4 autonomous driving
passenger cars for the Chinese market with the goal of mass
production.
Selected as a partner because of its long-standing safety
credentials, Volvo Cars is the first foreign car makers
collaborating deeply with Baidu on the development of L4 autonomous
driving cars. The partnership with Baidu is Volvo´s first in China
to jointly develop autonomous vehicles. The aim of the strategic
collaboration is to achieve mass production of the L4 autonomous
cars over the next few years.
The agreement marks a starting point for the two companies from
which they will explore commercialization opportunities in China’s
autonomous driving passenger car market in the coming years. The
leading Chinese tech company and Swedish automaker seek to develop
new standards for smart car safety and to drive a new revolution in
the automotive industry with an innovative approach.
Under this collaboration, Baidu will empower Volvo with the
capabilities of Apollo, Baidu’s autonomous driving platform,
while Volvo will provide access to its expertise and advanced
technologies of the automotive industry.
“With Baidu, we take a big step forward in commercialising our
autonomous compatible cars, built on Volvo’s industry-leading
safety technology,” said Håkan Samuelsson, president and chief
executive of Volvo Cars. “There is a strong development in
autonomous drive in China, where Baidu is a leading player, and the
market there offers huge opportunities for us as the supplier of
choice for autonomous fleets.”
“Since its founding a century ago, Volvo has maintained safety
as its core mission, pushing safety development forward with
significant innovations. We are delighted that Volvo Cars has
established a strategic partnership with Baidu towards the
development of a Level-4 car compatible with our open autonomous
driving platform, Apollo. We look forward to working closely with
Volvo to provide the world with the safest auto products for the
benefit of humankind,” said Dr. Ya-Qin Zhang, President of
Baidu.
Baidu has been developing autonomous driving technology since
2013. With its reliable autonomous driving power and leading AI
technology, Baidu continues to expand Apollo’s leadership globally.
Building autonomous cars is only the first step. For intelligent
vehicles to travel freely and safely, intelligent roads and
infrastructure are required. By the end of 2018, Baidu’s Apollo
Intelligent Vehicle Infrastructure Cooperative Systems (IVICS) will
leverage Apollo’s capabilities in autonomous driving to bring
together intelligent vehicles and infrastructure, an important step
towards developing future intelligent transportation.
About Baidu Baidu, Inc. is the leading Chinese
language Internet search provider. Baidu aims to make a complex
world simpler through technology. Baidu's ADSs trade on the NASDAQ
Global Select Market under the symbol "BIDU". Currently, ten ADSs
represent one Class A ordinary share.
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