DeepWay has unveiled Xingtu, a smart new energy heavy-duty truck with a computing power of more than 500 teraflops per second and ultra-long-distance sensing capabilities of more than 1 kilometer.
This launch marks Baidu’s entry into the multi-trillion dollar global freight market.
Powered by Baidu’s globally recognized AI technology stack and the Baidu Apollo autonomous driving platform, Xingtu is a prime example of the next-generation vehicles we will see in the smart driving era.
The first generation of Xingtu is designed to enable L3 self-driving on high-speed freight routes and achieve L4 capabilities on these same routes between 2024 and 2026.
“Autonomous driving must use advanced driverless technology to create new products that offer the ultimate experience in order to achieve commercial success. We aim to create value in real-life scenarios such as transporting people, delivery, and life services. This new generation of vehicle is by no means just a modified truck – it’s a robot truck,” Yunpeng Wang, Vice President-cum-General Manager of autonomous driving technology at Baidu was quoted as saying
The first generation of DeepWay’s Xingtu offers four core advantages i.e. deep intelligence, deep performance, deep design, and deep space.
Xingtu features DeepWay’s home-grown highway intelligence system (HIS) and computing power of more than 500 TOPS. Equipped with 10 onboard cameras, five millimeter-wave radars, and three infrared detectors, along with advanced algorithms, Xingtu can achieve end-to-end autonomous driving – from perception to planning – within 100ms, and ultra-long-range detection of more than 1 kilometer.
Xingtu also offers increased efficiency for freight drivers. Simulation tests with the China Automobile Research Institute showed a wind resistance coefficient as low at 0.35, which effectively reduces overall energy consumption. This new energy heavy-duty truck adds intelligent freight to Baidu’s existing autonomous driving solutions, including passenger cars, Apollo Go robotaxis, and minibuses, expanding the applications of intelligent driving to industry and business.
