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An article published by Russian Free Media on August 5, titled: Self-driving cars are replacing ordinary cars on Chinese roads Hengqin is an island in Zhuhai and a gateway to Macau. The local government has opened up its entire highway network for road testing of self-driving cars, a move of great significance. Now, self-driving cars can be driven in many places in China, from Beijing to Hainan.

The Hengqin Guangdong-Macao Deep Cooperation Zone was established to strengthen economic cooperation between Macau and Guangdong Province. The local government opened up 330 kilometers of the entire regional road network for testing of autonomous driving technology. Chinese experts believe that in a few years, the entire Greater Bay Area will become a major area for autonomous vehicles. The first autonomous vehicle experiment in Hengqin began in September 2022, when the first 22 kilometers of roads were provided for autonomous vehicle testing.

As we all know, autonomous driving is based on artificial intelligence, and it drives the car like a real driver. The more the neural network controlling the machine understands various road data, the better and safer the "driving" will be. Therefore, governments at all levels in China are seeking to expand autonomous driving zones so that robots can collect more complete road data. In addition, Hengqin hopes to attract more autonomous vehicle manufacturing companies and research institutes. This will help create an autonomous vehicle industry cluster.

Governments in cities across China are allowing the testing of self-driving cars on more and more roads. Shenzhen, another city in Guangdong Province, is one of the pioneers in providing related services. The city has been testing self-driving taxi services since 2021. Meanwhile, Beijing, Shanghai and Wuhan have also begun testing self-driving cars.

Currently, self-driving buses have become a trend in Chinese metropolises. Shenzhen plans to launch 20 self-driving buses in Qianhai this year, and the cost of taking a self-driving electric bus is no more than 1 yuan. (Author Dmitry Kapustin, translated by Liu Yupeng)▲