A new laboratory specializing in intelligent driving has been launched in the city of Chongqing, China. This unique facility has the capability to simultaneously model road conditions, vehicle movement, and weather conditions, as reported by the Kazinform agency, citing Xinhua.
The area of the laboratory exceeds 5,000 square meters, making it the world's first full-cycle testing ground. It combines elements such as vehicle control, rain, fog, lighting conditions, and complex traffic flows, allowing for a more realistic and effective environment to test intelligent driving systems.
According to the China Media Corporation, the new laboratory will conduct comprehensive safety validation of vehicles with intelligent systems before their mass production, taking into account both extreme and realistic scenarios. The main goal is to improve the technological base and enhance the safety of future intelligent mobility, as well as to promote the qualitative development of the intelligent vehicle sector.
It is known that an intelligent towing system has been developed in the laboratory, capable of towing vehicles at speeds of up to 130 km/h, exceeding the established industry standard of 100 km/h. This allows for accurate reproduction of the behavior of road participants, including the unexpected appearance of pedestrians.
The laboratory also includes a customizable system that can adapt to the environment, allowing for continuous changes in rain, fog, and lighting parameters, thereby realistically reproducing changes in weather conditions.
Additionally, a significant achievement is the ability to integrate the physical environment and complex traffic flows in real-time. In this setting, real vehicles can instantly interact with simulated traffic, addressing the issue of fragmentation inherent in traditional laboratory testing.
