AI still catching up with demand for self-driving cars - Chinadaily.com.cn

Demand for digitalized smart cars is growing among Chinese people, but the technology is still rather new and not yet mature, according to a report released Wednesday by a Beijing-based media group AutoR centered on intelligent driving. The report showed more and more Chinese enterprises, like search engine giant Baidu, have become involved in the development of a self-driving experience. In fact, the nation has already embarked on on-and-off highway trials for autonomous vehicles but it is not yet very common, out of safety concerns. At the moment, AI-enabled vehicles can't react swiftly enough, as their systems do not easily recognize complicated road conditions, said Jia Hongbing, founder of AutoR. Artificial intelligence in this case means using computer systems to perform tasks and functions that require human intelligence, explained Jia.