The Pearl River Delta in southern China is known as a manufacturing center. In Nansha District, Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, which is located at the center of this, there are people who go to work on autonomous vehicles. This is because a special zone has been set up to allow automatic driving tests on public roads.
The roof of about 30 cars used for the test is loaded with radar and cameras that detect the surrounding conditions. It is a technical level called “Level 4” that requires people to sit in the driver's seat by law but does not touch the accelerator, brakes, or steering wheel.
When turning, the self-driving car rushes through the city, looking at the distance to the oncoming vehicle and slowing down to let the car that has interrupted go first. The monitor displayed a bird's-eye view of cars and pedestrians running around.
The driving test is “Tomayuki Kouma” (Pony AI), which is only three years after its establishment. According to the results of a survey in California, which shows the safety of autonomous driving technology, it is the fifth largest autonomous driving venture in the world in 2018 and the top among Chinese companies.
“In the United States, there are many researches on automatic