BEIJING, Sept. 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- DeepWay, a
Baidu-backed company, today unveiled Xingtu, a smart new energy
heavy-duty truck with a computing power of more than 500 TOPS and
ultra-long-distance sensing capabilities of more than 1 kilometer.
This announcement marks Baidu's entry into the USD multi-trillion
global freight market.
Powered by Baidu's globally recognized AI technology stack and
the Baidu Apollo autonomous driving platform, Xingtu is a prime
example of the next generation vehicles we will see in the smart
driving era. The first generation of Xingtu is designed to enable
L3 self-driving on high-speed freight routes and achieve L4
capabilities on these same routes between 2024 and 2026.
"Autonomous driving must use advanced driverless technology to
create new products that offer the ultimate experience in order to
achieve commercial success," said Yunpeng
Wang, vice president and general manager of autonomous
driving technology at Baidu. "We aim to create value in real-life
scenarios such as transporting people, delivery and life services.
This new generation of vehicle is by no means just a modified truck
– it's a robot truck."
The first generation of DeepWay's Xingtu offers four core
advantages: deep intelligence, deep performance, deep design and
deep space.
- Deep Intelligence: Xingtu features DeepWay's home-grown
highway intelligence system (HIS) and a computing power of more
than 500 TOPS. Equipped with 10 onboard cameras, 5 millimeter wave
radars and 3 infrared detectors, along with advanced algorithms,
Xingtu can achieve end-to-end autonomous driving – from perception
to planning – within 100ms, and ultra-long range detection of more
than 1 kilometer.
- Deep Performance: Xingtu offers increased efficiency for
freight drivers. Simulation tests with the China Automobile
Research Institute showed a wind resistance coefficient as low at
0.35, which effectively reduces overall energy consumption. At a
full load of 49 tons, Xingtu's custom-developed 450kWh battery pack
can travel up to 300km on a single charge, and charges in just one
hour at a 1C current. In addition, DeepWay has also developed a
quick-swap solution for the battery, which enables freight drivers
to swap out their battery in 6 minutes. All of this together can
reduce energy, maintenance and operation costs, as well as
transportation time.
- Deep Design: Xingtu adopts a lightweight integrated
battery and chassis design, which greatly reduces wind resistance.
Coupled with E/E architecture that integrates across multiple
domains, the vehicle is much easier to control, making it more
stable and safer to operate.
- Deep Space: Xingtu's new generation of smart cabin
adopts the concept of separate driving, working and living spaces,
giving more room to the drivers. Equipped with an intelligent voice
assistant, a large touch screen infotainment system and
ultra-comfortable seats and beds, freight drivers will experience a
much more comfortable working and living environment while on the
road.
The Apollo technology underlying DeepWay's Xingtu has been
developed by Baidu since 2013 and has nearly 8.7 million test
miles. This new energy heavy-duty truck adds intelligent freight to
Baidu's existing autonomous driving solutions including passenger
cars, Apollo Go robotaxis and minibuses, expanding the applications
of intelligent driving to industry and business. In the near term,
DeepWay will focus on R&D and manufacturing of smart new energy
heavy-duty trucks and promote the commercialization of L4
autonomous driving technology in the China truck freight industry in the coming
years.
About DeepWay
DeepWay is a joint venture company created by Baidu and
Lionbridge in 2020 to focus on the development and manufacturing of
smart new energy heavy-duty trucks, offering intelligent driving
solutions for the truck freight market.
About Baidu, Inc.
Founded in 2000, Baidu's mission is to make the complicated
world simpler through technology. Baidu is a leading AI company
with strong Internet foundation. Baidu is traded on the NASDAQ
Global Select Market under the symbol "BIDU", and on the main board
of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange under the stock code "9888".
Currently, one ADS represents eight Class A ordinary
shares.
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