Baidu Luqi: Unmanned vehicles face security barriers or are considered as potential "weapons"

According to the "Financial Times" reported on January 15th, Beijing time, Lu Qi, head of the Baidu Company's autopilot project, warned that self-driving cars are in danger of being turned into "weapons", which will lead to global governments restricting the automatic driving of foreign company operations. car.

As Baidu's chief operating officer (COO), Lu Qi said that security concerns may become a problem for global automakers and technology companies, including China and the United States.

"It has nothing to do with any particular government. It's about the nature of automation," said Lu Qi at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) last week. "You have an object that can be automatically moved. By definition, it is a weapon." ."

Moreover, global regulatory authorities have not been able to keep up with the pace of development of self-driving cars. National and local governments are solving a problem: when and under what conditions to allow self-driving cars to go on the road.

Lu Qi said that multinational corporations need to go through a "high threshold" to meet local autopilot policy requirements. "The era of developing a car in one place and letting it run all over the world is over. Because by definition, a car that can be automatically moved is a weapon," he said.

Baidu is seeking to achieve diversified development, expand its business beyond core internet advertising, and expand into the field of artificial intelligence. Currently, it is investing heavily in open source self-driving car platform Apollo. At this year's CES, Baidu released Apollo 2.0 to improve platform security. Baidu also established a new 200 million U.S. dollar fund to invest in the Southeast Asian market and improve autopilot technology.

Baidu has entered into cooperation with US chip companies such as Intel Corporation and Nvidia, as well as US and European automakers such as Ford Motor and Daimler. In China, Baidu is cooperating with local automakers JAC and Beijing Automotive, which plans to start production of autonomous vehicles based on the Apollo platform as soon as next year.

Lu Qi joined Baidu from Microsoft Corp. one year ago. He believes that self-driving cars should reduce fatalities on the road, either accidentally or in the form of terrorist attacks. "In the future, if these cars see someone standing in front of them, they will not move - no matter who controls the car," he said.

He believes that despite the "great benefits" of self-driving cars, its development depends on "a frequent dialogue between companies, regulators, and politicians." "In my opinion, we still have some way to go in ensuring our safety," he said.

Lu Qi’s statement coincided with the warming of tension between China and the United States. At this year's CES, US operator AT&T withdrew its plans to sell Huawei handsets at the last minute. US regulatory security concerns are considered to be the reason for the failure of AT&T’s negotiations with Huawei.

Lu Qi said Apollo's openness will help Baidu solve the regulatory challenge. Any company can write new software code on the Apollo platform. "Apollo was developed by Baidu, but it is not Baidu," he said. "We sincerely believe that an open system can create an environment in which the best companies can participate. This is better than a company."

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