Baidu, China TransInfo team up to bolster autonomous car, AI development
Shanghai (Gasgoo)- Beijing Baidu Netcom Science Technology Co., Ltd and China TransInfo Technology (China TransInfo) signed a strategic framework agreement to conduct cooperation in autonomous driving area, according to an announcement released by China TransInfo on September 28.
Under the agreement, China TransInfo, the leading provider of public transportation information systems technology and comprehensive solutions in China, becomes a partner of Baidu Apollo platform to engage in the collaboration with the Apollo in autonomous driving-related technologies, ecosystem as well as traffic applications.
Focusing on autonomous vehicle R&D, both parties will work together on providing the comprehensive and reliable intelligent vehicle infrastructure cooperative solutions. China TransInfo will research and provide the on-board V2X (vehicle-to-everything) system and traffic infrastructures for autonomous cars. Meanwhile, Baidu will make full use of its leading autonomous driving technologies and AI technologies that relate to connected vehicle-road synergy.
Moreover, China TransInfo intends to give network scenarios and data services for Baidu to carry out autonomous car verification and demonstration running. Both companies will join forces to build the autonomous vehicle with intelligent connectivity features and enhance vehicle's adaptive capability to the surrounding based on the connected vehicle-road synergy system.
As to the traffic applications, Baidu and China TransInfo will jointly construct and operate the autonomous driving and intelligent-connected traffic facilities in such scenarios as enclosed industrial parks, urbane roads and expressways, etc. by sharing respective resources and technologies.
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