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Recently, Baidu's autonomous driving travel service platform "LuoBoKuaiPao" has achieved explosive growth in the number of orders in Wuhan, and many topics related to driverless online ride-hailing have become hot searches on Weibo. Baidu's public data shows that as of April 19 this year, "LuoBoKuaiPao" autonomous driving has received more than 600 orders nationwide. Netizens who have experienced it said it was too expensive, "7.1 kilometers for only 4.99 yuan", and some consumers expressed concerns about its safety.

In fact, Changsha is the first city in China to launch autonomous driving travel services. As early as 2022, Turnip Run had launched a demonstration operation in Xiangjiang New District, during which users could enjoy a 10% discount. Does Turnip Run have certain safety risks? Is it really cheap and convenient? On July 15, a reporter from Sanxiang Metropolis Daily placed an order to experience it.

The reporter queued up in the "LuoBoKuaiPao" APP and waited for the vehicle to accept the order.

There is a safety officer and you need to get on and off the bus at designated locations.

According to the reporter, Luobo Kuaipao is mainly operating in the Meixi Lake and Yanghu Lake areas of Xiangjiang New District in Changsha, and its operating hours are from 9:20 to 16:40 on weekdays. Unlike ordinary online ride-hailing cars, it currently requires passengers to get on and off at designated locations in a fixed area.

At 9:37 on July 15, the designated boarding point at Exit 1 of Lugu Park Subway Station. After the reporter placed an order, the APP page showed that there were two people in line in front and it would take 10-15 minutes to wait. However, the reporter actually waited for nearly 20 minutes before a vehicle responded. At that time, the page showed that the vehicle was 2 kilometers away from the boarding point and it would take 5 minutes to wait. At 10:01, a white red flag car equipped with radar arrived at the designated boarding point on time.

After getting on the bus, the reporter noticed that there were three screens in front and back showing the route. Unlike the Wuhan Luobo Kuaipao, the bus in Changsha was equipped with a safety officer. After the reporter got on the bus, the voice in the car reminded the rear passengers to fasten their seat belts. The reporter followed the prompt to enter the last 4 digits of his mobile phone number for verification and clicked to start the trip.

The steering wheel is automatically controlled during the driving process of the vehicle, and the safety officer does not participate in driving. The car prompts not to communicate with the safety officer to avoid interfering with his emergency control. The vehicle strictly abides by traffic rules on the road and drives according to the planned route. Passengers can view the current route in real time through the rear screen.

The vehicle arrives at the designated pick-up location

The promotional price is relatively low, but the riding experience is poor

The car runs at a relatively slow speed, and will brake immediately when it encounters an obstacle. It will also stop immediately when faced with a U-turn, a car cutting in, an electric car blocking the road, etc. This "sensitive" brake can easily make passengers feel uncomfortable.

After the reporter got off the bus at the designated location, he met a passenger who was ordering a car. She told the reporter that there were four people in front of her and no car responded after waiting for a long time. She also said that the current operating section was too small and "I took a taxi to get to this pick-up point."

According to the APP, the reporter's trip of 5.5 kilometers took 16 minutes and cost 2.62 yuan. The charging rules show that the starting fee is 16 yuan for two kilometers, and the mileage beyond the starting point is charged at 3 yuan per kilometer. This means that the original price of this section of the trip was 26.2 yuan, but because of the 10% discount promotion that is still valid, the final payment was 2.62 yuan. This discounted price is much cheaper than online car-hailing and taxis of the same mileage.

At present, the price of Turnip Run is really attractive, which is still in the 90% discount period and can meet consumers' travel needs such as short-distance transfers, leisure shopping, etc. However, when consumers need to "hurry up", the uncontrollable waiting time cost can easily make people stay away.

Omnimedia trainee reporter Tong Ruonan Correspondent Gu Min

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