The chief engineer personally tested and crossed the Yangtze River with unmanned vehicles!

Mondo Workplace Updated on 2024-02-29

Yangtze River ** Wuhan Client, February 28 (reporter Tan Fang, correspondent Xu Zhicheng) "This way of travel is very novel. On February 28, Li Xinghua, deputy chief engineer of China Railway Bridge Bureau Group and chief engineer of Wuhan Yangsigang Yangtze River Bridge Project, took an unmanned car to cross the Yangsigang Yangtze River Bridge, and the builder of Wuhan's transportation reform once again witnessed a new way to cross the Yangtze River.

On the 28th, Li Xinghua opened the door of an unmanned car and prepared to cross the Yangsigang Yangtze River Bridge. Photo by reporter Gao Wenju.

Just the day before, the fully unmanned autonomous vehicle of Radish Express smoothly crossed the Yangsigang Yangtze River Bridge and Baishazhou Bridge, realizing the "first span of the Yangtze River" of China's fully unmanned autonomous vehicles. According to reports, in the typical scenario of elevated, unmanned vehicles need to face a series of complex challenges such as radical cutting, ramp merging, and blocking scenarios.

Li Xinghua has devoted himself to the field of bridge construction since 1988, is a senior expert in bridge construction in China, has participated in the construction and scientific research of large bridges and railway lines such as the Jiujiang Yangtze River Bridge and the Qinghai-Tibet Railway, and has served as the chief engineer of the Chongqing Caiyuanba Yangtze River Bridge and other projects.

From ferries to bridges to today's fully unmanned autonomous vehicles, our manufacturing technology and science and technology are advancing, and the way people cross the river is also constantly iterating. At 12 o'clock on the 28th, Li Xinghua took a radish fast fully unmanned autonomous driving car and passed by the Yangsigang Yangtze River Bridge.

The reporter saw at the scene that there was no one in the main driving position in the car, and the traffic was weaving on the bridge deck outside the car.

The unmanned vehicle is also equipped with a tablet that can be controlled. Photo by reporter Gao Wenju.

Li Xinghua deliberately ** the number on the dashboard in the car, the maximum speed reached 79 kilometers per hour, and the speed was within the speed limit. Reaching the middle of the Yangsigang Yangtze River Bridge, he opened his car window to admire the Yangtze River Bridge, which opened to traffic in 2019.

Wuhan Yangsigang Yangtze River Bridge connects Hanyang and Wuchang, the main span of the bridge is 1,700 meters, the construction lasted 5 years, one step across the Yangtze River, and still holds the record of the world's largest span double-decker highway suspension bridge. "China is constantly pursuing technological progress and scientific and technological progress in order to make Chinese live a better life. Li Xinghua said.

Chen Zhuo, general manager of the autonomous driving business department, said that the successful crossing of the Yangtze River by fully unmanned autonomous vehicles is a further upgrade of the development of Wuhan's autonomous driving industry, thanks to Wuhan's strong support for the autonomous driving industry and the technological innovation of related enterprises. In recent years, Wuhan has actively deployed the autonomous driving industry, attracting many well-known domestic and foreign enterprises and scientific research institutions to settle in, forming a complete industrial chain.

The Yangtze River ** reporter learned that the latest data shows that as of January 2, 2024, the total service volume of Radish Express has exceeded 5 million; In the fourth quarter of last year, the number of carrot run service orders increased by 49% year-on-year to 8390,000 orders.

Editor: Ding Hui].

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