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Written by: Chen Jiahui
2021-03-30 19:04
Last update date: 2021-03-30 19:04
In recent years, 5G technology has been widely used in Hong Kong, and it has also accelerated the development of Internet of Vehicles and autonomous driving technologies.
The Applied Science and Technology Research Institute today (30th) carried out Hong Kong’s first Internet-of-vehicle road test, including the installation of Internet-of-vehicle equipment on the 14 km section of the Science Park, Tolo Highway and Sha Tin city center. A nine-month test was arranged. The project cost is about 2,000 Ten thousand yuan.
ASTRI stated that the test results will be used to improve the efficiency of the system and will be submitted to the government to study whether to amend the regulations to relax autonomous vehicles (unmanned vehicles) on the road.
The Internet of Vehicles (C-V2X) is a technology that allows vehicles to communicate with nearby things. It can analyze road conditions in real time, apply it to assisted driving and traffic monitoring, etc., and can be used to improve the safety of autonomous driving in the long run.
10 ASTRI test vehicles equipped with Internet of Vehicles devices, by receiving signals from other devices, the Internet of Vehicles system can provide warnings for various road conditions such as pedestrian crossing warnings, collision warnings, blind spot vehicle tangent warnings, and roundabout vehicles entering warnings.
(Photo by Ou Jiale)
According to Li Huiguang, Chairman of ASTRI’s board of directors, the 14-kilometer section of the road test for the Internet of Vehicles will be equipped with street lights in the Science Park, Tolo Highway, and Sha Tin City Centre. 14 Internet of Vehicles roadside devices will be installed to receive signals from other devices. .
Another 10 test vehicles equipped with Internet of Vehicles devices receive signals from other devices, and the Internet of Vehicles system provides warnings for pedestrian crossing, collision warning, blind spot vehicle tangent warning, roundabout vehicle merging warning and other road conditions warnings.
Vehicles need to drive autonomously on the road. Apart from technical problems, there are legal restrictions.
Situ Shenghao, Chief Operating Officer of ASTRI, said that during the test of the Internet of Vehicles, researchers will collect data on the speed, lighting, braking, and turning of the tested vehicles to improve the efficiency of the system. The data will also be submitted to the government for research. Whether to amend the regulations, relax the application of autonomous vehicles, and cooperate with the government to promote the development of smart travel and smart cities in the long run.
He also pointed out that after the test, the actual application of the system will only perform real-time analysis of the data, prompt the driver, and will not collect the data, and whether to install it is also the driver's personal choice.
Situ Shenghao said that after the test, the system will only perform real-time analysis of the data to remind the driver, and will not collect data.
(Photo by Ou Jiale)
Part of the test road section this time was selected in the city center of Sha Tin. He said that during the test period, the road will not be closed and the test vehicle can be integrated into normal traffic without causing additional burden on the road surface.
He continued that the plan had been submitted to the Sha Tin District Council and passed, and it will be extended to other areas depending on the test results.
Zhuang Zheyi, Vice President (Communication Technology) of ASTRI, said that the Internet of Vehicles technology currently being developed by ASTRI will not only be applied to general roads, but will also be used to provide light rail drivers with road conditions, airport unmanned luggage transport vehicles, and Electronic road pricing, etc.
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