GLOBALink | Shanghai's first self-driving test lane put into use

SHANGHAI, July 19 (Xinhua) -- Shanghai's first self-driving test lane was put into use on a cross-sea bridge on Monday.

Test run of smart heavy-duty trucks in highway scenario started on the Donghai Bridge.

The 30-kilometer bridge has six lanes in total. From 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on weekdays, the outermost lanes in both directions are designated as ones for the test.

Since the end of 2019, 5G-supported smart heavy-duty trucks with L4 level driverless technology have started operating on the Donghai Bridge in certain scenarios. Up to now, the trucks have run over 2.6 million kilometers safely.

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