Young Chinese Surveyors Pave the Way for Driverless Car Revolution 🚗🔍
Gao Tianlai, a young mapping surveyor from Hefei City in east China's Hefei City, is on a mission to make driverless cars a reality. Every day, he collects detailed map information on various roads to ensure that unmanned vehicles can navigate smoothly.
\"The maps used by driverless vehicles are way more precise than the ones we usually use,\" Gao explains. \"Our typical navigation apps are accurate to the lane or meter level, which is enough for human drivers. But for driverless cars, we need high-precision maps accurate to the centimeter! 🌐\"
These high-precision maps don't just include roads; they capture everything from flower beds and lane markings to railings and signs. \"The deviation must be within five centimeters,\" says Gao. \"Any errors could mean a driverless car crosses over solid lines, scrapes nearby vehicles, or even endangers pedestrians at crosswalks. Safety first! 🚧\"
For Gao, born in the 1990s, his role isn't just about collecting data. \"Being a map surveyor is not just a part of making the high-precision map; it's the most basic and crucial part,\" he shares. Without the meticulous work of surveyors like Gao, the future of unmanned driving might still be a distant dream.
As technology races forward, young professionals like Gao are at the forefront, blending innovation with precision to drive us all into a smarter, safer future. Get ready, because the age of driverless cars is coming faster than you think! 🚀
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Young Chinese become surveyors, help boost unmanned driving sector
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