Shenzhen and Jinan to launch driverless buses. According to Shenzhen News Network, Shenzhen Bus Group plans to promote 20 driverless buses in Qianhai this year. The Fifth Branch of the Bus Group has been approved to operate 4 driverless bus routes including B998 line; after the routes are opened, citizens can make online reservations through the “Shenba Travel” mini program. It is reported that the approved B998 line and other 4 driverless bus routes are expected to officially open at the end of July, with a fare of 1 yuan (0$). This will be the first driverless bus route operated by a bus operating company in Shenzhen.
Not only Shenzhen, but also Jinan will soon open driverless buses. According to China Shandong Network, on July 14, Jinan introduced its first driverless bus for map collection. Jinan will introduce a total of 4 driverless buses. After completing map collection, the first driverless bus will undergo 240 hours or 1000 kilometers of road testing before entering the demonstration application phase. On July 3, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and other departments jointly released the list of pilot cities for the integrated application of intelligent connected vehicles and road-cloud integration. A total of 20 cities were selected, including Shenzhen and Jinan. Driverless technology is speeding up in public transportation. Recently, Baidu’s “Robo Run” has become popular online, drawing attention to driverless technology in public transportation. Robo Run’s driverless ride-hailing service has seen a significant increase in orders in Wuhan, demonstrating the huge potential of driverless technology in public transportation. Currently, Robo Run has opened passenger testing services in 11 cities and conducted fully driverless travel service tests in Beijing, Wuhan, Chongqing, Shenzhen, Shanghai, and other cities. In terms of policy, major cities are providing strong support for driverless technology in public transportation. Beijing recently solicited opinions on the “Beijing Autonomous Driving Car Regulations,” which aim to support the use of autonomous driving cars in urban public electric bus passenger transport, ride-hailing services, and car rentals. During the 2024 World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai, the first batch of licenses for driverless intelligent connected vehicles was issued. As early as 2022, Shenzhen issued the “Shenzhen Economic Zone Intelligent Connected Vehicle Management Regulations,” issuing a total of 1037 road test and demonstration application notices to 349 intelligent connected vehicles from 19 companies. According to statistics, as of the end of March this year, approximately 20 provinces and cities nationwide have issued policies and regulations related to autonomous driving. Testing and application projects are frequently implemented, with a total of over 20,000 kilometers of test roads opened and a total test mileage exceeding 70 million kilometers. CSC Securities stated that with the continuous implementation of the vehicle-road-cloud project, the safety and efficiency of autonomous driving are expected to improve. At the same time, it will provide a large amount of data support for intelligent driving models, and the application scenarios of unmanned vehicle operation will be expanded, accelerating the commercialization process. Guotai Junan Securities believes that the initial success of the “carrot fast run” business model may trigger social attention and discussions on autonomous driving, making it a market focus in the coming months. 15 concept stocks of unmanned driving Pre-earnings in the interim report According to Securities Times Data, as of July 15, 22 concept stocks of unmanned driving have released performance forecasts for the interim report in the A-share market. Based on the lower limit of net profit, 15 are expected to make a profit, with 7 expected to incur losses. In terms of performance changes, DaoTong Technology and RuiMing Technology have doubled their performance. DaoTong Technology expects a net profit attributable to the parent company of approximately 380 million to 400 million yuan in the first half of the year, a year-on-year increase of 101.03% to 111.62%. The growth in performance is mainly due to the company’s increased market channel expansion in the new energy business, continuing to reduce costs and improve efficiency to enhance profitability. RuiMing Technology expects a net profit attributable to the parent company of approximately 121 million to 135 million yuan in the first half of the year, a year-on-year increase of 100.48% to 123.67%. It is worth noting that RuiMing Technology is located in Shenzhen and has introduced L2 and L2+AEBS solutions for buses and taxis through independent research and development, which have been implemented in cities such as Shenzhen. Jinyi Technology expects a net profit attributable to the parent company of approximately 15.55 million yuan in the first half of the year, a year-on-year increase of 90.06%. The growth in performance is mainly due to the company actively exploring the market and continuously improving its market competitiveness and profitability. Jinyi Technology, located in Shenzhen, is responsible for the construction of 81 intersections in Pingshan District in the field of integrated vehicle-road cloud. The company pioneered the fusion perception of “camera + radar + RF”, with the ability of comprehensive, all-weather, and all-traffic perception.
