Commercialize Autonomous Driving

From Lab to Production Line

Dr. Xing Yuan | Baidu, Inc.

Now, Baidu is an AI company

Accelerate AI Productization & Commercialization via Open Platforms & Ecosystems

AI algorithms and

models

High-performance

and cloud computing

Big data

Vehicles × Miles × Scenarios

Paradigm Shift: Autonomous Driving in AI Era

Apollo 1.0

Computing Unit

Reference Hardware Platform

Drive-by-wire Vehicle

Reference Vehicle Platform

Cloud Service Platform

RTOS

HD Map Simulation Data Platform Security OTA DuerOS

Open Software Platform

Map Engine Localization Perception Planning Control End-to-End HMI

Runtime Framework

GPS/IMU Camera LiDAR Radar HMI Device Black Box

Apollo 1.5

Computing Unit

Reference Hardware Platform

Drive-by-wire Vehicle

Reference Vehicle Platform

RTOS

HD Map Simulation Data Platform Security OTA DuerOS

Map Engine Localization Perception Planning Control End-to-End HMI

Runtime Framework

GPS/IMU Camera LiDAR Radar HMI Device Black Box

Cloud Service Platform

Open Software Platform

Computing Unit

Reference Hardware Platform

Drive-by-wire Vehicle

Reference Vehicle Platform

RTOS

HD Map Simulation Data Platform Security OTA DuerOS

Map Engine Localization Perception Planning Control End-to-End HMI

Runtime Framework

GPS/IMU Camera LiDAR Radar HMI Device Black Box

Apollo 2.0

Open Software Platform

Cloud Service Platform

Jointly developed products and services can be made public,

commercialized, or used internally

• IP developed by IDG will be released either through open source or made accessible as service, binary, or API.

• Partner IP or jointly developed IP will be commercialized or made public on a case-by-case basis.

• Derivative IP built on top of Apollo source code or capabilities are owned by the developer and can be commercialized.

Privately developed

and released

Open access

for all

Partners

Customers Community

Baidu

Apollo Pilot is Baidu's autonomous driving solution aiming for mass production, integrated with rich AI technology

accumulated in the field of autonomous driving and the research results of Chinese driving behaviors

Apollo Pilot

Apollo Pilot - Made for China

Apollo Pilot - Product Architecture

Environment Modeling - Self-localization with HD map

Environment Modeling - Perception Fusion with HD map

Lane lines based on visual recognition

Lane lines based on visual recognition fused with HD map

Ground truth (from in-car CPT)

Why Driving Policy System?

Driving Policy System Architecture

Baidu is building the largest driving database in China

This is the key of driving policy system

Autonomous Data Framework Chart

Commercialized for autonomous driving mass production

Apollo Computing Unit (ACU)

Commercial Product Cooperation

Internal

Automatic Valet Parking with ACU-Advanced (based on Parker)

Automatic Valet Parking with ACU-Advanced (based on Parker)

Level-3 Autonomous Driving with ACU-Professional (based on Xavier)

Level-3 Autonomous Driving with ACU-Professional (based on Xavier)

2.0is available now

http://apollo.auto

http://github.com/apolloauto