(the picture shows Baidu obtaining the first batch of unmanned demonstration operation qualification in Chongqing and Wuhan. Photo by Tao Siyu) on August 8, Chongqing and Wuhan took the lead in releasing the pilot policy of all unmanned commercialization of automatic driving, and issued the first batch of unmanned demonstration operation qualification to Baidu, allowing automatic driving vehicles without safety officers to carry out commercial services on social roads. Experts said that this time, residents of Chongqing and Wuhan took the lead in enjoying fully driverless travel services in China, marking that China's automatic driving will usher in a turning point of rapid growth and is expected to occupy a leading position in the global competition. In recent years, the central and local governments have launched a series of support policies to promote the progress and commercialization of unmanned driving technology. On the same day of August 8, the Ministry of transport openly solicited opinions from the public on the guide for autonomous vehicle transport safety service (Trial). The guideline proposes to encourage and standardize the application of autonomous vehicle in the field of transportation services in order to adapt to the development trend of autonomous driving technology. On the premise of ensuring transportation safety, it is encouraged to use autonomous vehicle to engage in urban bus (electric) passenger transport business activities in closed bus rapid transit system and other scenarios, and to use autonomous vehicle to engage in taxi passenger transport business activities in scenarios with simple traffic conditions and relatively controllable conditions. Previously, 11 national ministries and commissions, including the national development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of industry and information technology, jointly issued the smart car innovation and development strategy, proposing to accelerate the development of high-level automatic driving; The Ministry of natural resources issued the notice on the pilot work of high-precision map application of intelligent connected vehicles, and launched the pilot of high-precision map application of intelligent connected vehicles in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Hangzhou and Chongqing to support the diversified exploration of different types of maps for automatic driving applications. This time, Chongqing and Wuhan opened the commercial demonstration operation service of automatic driving with no one in the vehicle, which means that the two places take the lead in exploring the ultimate commercial form of automatic driving in China. According to the local policy requirements, the application for the unmanned commercial operation of autonomous vehicle needs to undergo the road test at the stage where the driver has a safety officer and there is no safety officer in the vehicle. As the only enterprise approved to operate after the policies of Chongqing and Wuhan are liberalized, Baidu "radish express" will officially open the automatic driving paid travel service without safety personnel in Chongqing and Wuhan. The relevant person in charge of Baidu said that it would ensure the safe operation ability of unmanned vehicles on the road through multiple measures such as single vehicle intelligence, monitoring redundancy, parallel driving and safe operation management system, and make every effort to ensure the safety of passengers. It is reported that Baidu is the first enterprise in China to deploy automatic driving. According to the research report, baidu ranks first in the world with 1537 high-level automatic driving patents. At present, the total mileage of Baidu's automatic driving test exceeds 32 million kilometers, and "radish express" has launched automatic driving travel services in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen and other cities, with an order volume of more than 1 million. In terms of hardware construction, R & D enterprises have accelerated the pace of development. At the 2022 Baidu World Conference held at the end of July, baidu launched the sixth generation mass-produced unmanned vehicle Apollo RT6. This unmanned car carries the latest generation of Baidu unmanned