Autonomous Trucks
Volunteers in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, helps load anti-virus material on WeRide's autonomous minibus on June 5. Six collecting sites had been established as of Saturday with nearly 9 tons of daily necessities being transported on the same day. A total of 279 consignments of material were completed on Sunday.In addition, Baidu Apollo also arranged five types of autonomous vehicles - logistics delivery vehicles, food delivery vehicles, minibuses, medium-sized buses, and shared autonomous vehicles - to help transport anti-epidemic material, China Business Network reported on Sunday.Guangzhou has been adopting high technologies in every possible way to curb the spread of the virus. As it aims to speed up its citywide nucleic acid testing, a variety of high technologies are being used to accelerate the testing process, according to local media reports.Mobile testing vehicles have been playing a significant role in the battle, saving transport time for nucleic acid samples and greatly improving the efficiency of nucleic acid detection, the Xinhua News Agency reported on June 1.It cited the example of Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, which has the capacity to test 3,000 to 5,000 people a day, with results being released within 150 minutes. Wang cited the online green health code system, the common use of infrared body temperature measurement across the country, and doctors diagnosing and treating COVID-19 patients remotely.The US and European countries have been innovating technologies such as fast testing and medication, Wang said.Looking forward, the future application scenarios of high-tech in anti-virus practices may be more aimed at improving efficiency, such as inventing faster nucleic acid detection methods, Wang added.A total of 94 infections were reported in Guangzhou during the latest resurgence as of Saturday, including 80 confirmed cases and 14 asymptomatic infections.Global Times