Will the epidemic usher in the rapid development of autonomous driving? Experts: It is definitely a new development opportunity

Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, online shopping has been extremely busy. Vegetables, daily necessities, medical protective supplies, etc. can be ordered online. In order to reduce the risk of "human-to-human transmission", stimulated by the need to prevent and control the epidemic, unmanned vehicles that deliver medicine, meals, disinfect, and patrol instead of humans have become special "vanguards" during the epidemic. Experts say that the new grading standards will benefit the industry, and the construction of vehicle networking and road network infrastructure is expected to accelerate, which will bring new investment opportunities.

Took on the responsibility and released the standard

It is reported that driverless cars have begun to quietly shuttle through scenes such as hospitals, streets, and communities. Responsible for transporting medical supplies, takeaway express delivery, as well as cleaning and disinfection, driverless cars have taken on important tasks in the fight against the epidemic, and at the same time have allowed people to see the huge potential of driverless technology. The release of domestic AI new infrastructure and autonomous driving standards will inject a shot in the arm for the industry. Experts said that after experiencing this "epidemic", people have a stronger confidence in the true commercialization of intelligent driving. Generally speaking, it usually takes five or six years for a high-tech to come out of the laboratory and be truly commercialized on a large scale. This year may be the start of large-scale commercialization of driverless cars. At present, the epidemic has catalyzed the further implementation of autonomous driving.

Influence R&D direction and increase market demand

Previous real applications, such as underground parking lots, industrial parks, and airport shuttles, have not been truly promoted because these scenarios are not rigid needs. In other words, it is still a struggle between "awareness and money". At that time, there was no need to spend future money to solve problems that were not yet imminent. In this battle against the epidemic, car companies will have a deeper understanding of the practical significance of driverless cars, and may even affect the future research and development direction of driverless cars. The current situation is that many driverless start-ups have turned to help OEMs to keep their L2 cars alive because they cannot find L4-level low-speed application scenarios. This is a pity. It cannot be said to be "second best", but after all, it has not brought into play the real technical research and development advantages.

During this epidemic, the practice and application of driverless cars have caused the automotive industry to think. When driverless food delivery vehicles, driverless disinfection vehicles, and driverless logistics vehicles have all stepped onto the front line of the fight against the epidemic, these application devices connected to driverless driving at the underlying technology can combine driverless driving technology with more scenarios, bringing unlimited possibilities for its future development. The performance of low-speed driverless cars during this epidemic has increased market demand, which is a good development opportunity for the industry. It is bound to give birth to many driverless products, bringing confidence to enterprises and capital.

Intelligent connected and driverless driving is the future of the automotive industry. Electrification, intelligence, networking and sharing have become the development trend of the automotive industry. Coupled with the warm policy wind, intelligent connected vehicles are bound to usher in new development opportunities.