Baidu hopes to set up a new record in the automotive industry by unveiling its next generation of intelligent cockpit system and software solutions.
At the 2022 World New Energy Vehicle Conference (WNEVC 2022), the intelligent cockpit-driving integration attracted a great deal of attention. China’s Tech giant Baidu, for example, planned to roll out the "robot" concept vehicle to better meet users’ needs for intelligent travel, including in-car intelligence assistance and intelligent cabin in the new era.
The company revealed that the “robot” car would feature a powerful intelligent cockpit, a highly autonomous driving system, and a wide range of application scenarios.
Widely recognized as China’s largest search engine, Baidu has stepped up the pace of developing autonomous driving-related businesses by leveraging its strengths in artificial intelligence, big data, and cloud services.
Baidu launched its R&D Intelligent Driving Group (IDG) in 2013, which focuses on three main business lines, namely autonomous ride-hailing service platform (Apollo Go), smart self-driving unit (ASD), and smart transportation engine (ACE).
Cockpit-driving integration is an important trend that many OEMs and Tier suppliers pursue. Baidu has embarked on R&D on vehicle-cloud integrated multi-domain central computing platforms. It will launch a next-generation intelligent cockpit Apollo Robo-Cabin that features software-hardware integration.
Besides, during Baidu World 2022 technology conference in July, Baidu unveiled its six-generation fully autonomous vehicle, the Apollo RT6. It aims to deploy nearly 10,000 RTG EVs into trail operation on the Apollo GO robotaxi network in the second half of 2023.