百度公司宣布开放自动驾驶平台

 　　Baidu Inc announced a new project - Apollo - to open up its autonomous¹ driving platform to its partners, a move to promote the development of self-driving technology.

　　近日，百度公司宣布了一项名为阿波罗的新计划，旨在向其合作伙伴开放自动驾驶平台，此举是为了促进自动驾驶技术的发展。

　　It plans to introduce fully² autonomous driving capacities on highways and urban roads by 2020, the company said.

　　百度称，该公司计划于2020年前在高速公路和城市道路上引入全自动驾驶能力。

　　By opening up the platform, the company aims to build a collaborative ecosystem³, utilizing⁴ its strengths in artificial intelligence technology to work together with other companies to accelerate the popularization of autonomous driving technology.

　　通过开放这一平台，百度计划建立一个协作生态系统，利用自身在人工智能技术方面的优势与其他公司合作，加速推进自动驾驶技术的普及。

　　百度公司宣布开放自动驾驶平台

　　It said the Apollo project will provide a complete hardware and software service solution, which includes a vehicle platform, hardware platform, software platform and cloud data services.

　　该公司表示，阿波罗计划将提供完整的软硬件服务解决方案，包括车辆平台、硬件平台、软件平台和云端数据服务。

　　Baidu will also open the source code and capabilities⁵ in the fields of obstacle perception, trajectory⁶ planning, vehicle control, vehicle operating systems, and provide a complete set of testing tools.

　　百度还将开放障碍感知、路径规划、车辆控制、车载操作系统等领域的源代码及能力，并提供整套测试工具。

　　"AI has great potential to drive social development, and one of AI's biggest opportunities is intelligent vehicles," said Lu Qi, Baidu's president and chief operating officer.

　　百度集团总裁、首席运营官陆奇表示：“人工智能有很大潜力来推动社会发展，而人工智能最大的机会就是智能汽车。”

1 autonomous   

adj.自治的；独立的

参考例句：

• They proudly declared themselves part of a new autonomous province.他们自豪地宣布成为新自治省的一部分。
• This is a matter that comes within the jurisdiction of the autonomous region.这件事是属于自治区权限以内的事务。

2 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。

3 ecosystem   

n.生态系统

参考例句：

• This destroyed the ecosystem of the island.这样破坏了岛上的生态系统。
• We all have an interest in maintaining the integrity of the ecosystem.维持生态系统的完整是我们共同的利益。

4 utilizing   

v.利用，使用( utilize的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Utilizing an assembler to produce a machine-language program. 用汇编程序产生机器语言的过程。 来自辞典例句
• The study and use of devices utilizing properties of materials near absolute zero in temperature. 对材料在接近绝对零度时的特性进行研究和利用的学科。 来自辞典例句

5 capabilities   

n.能力( capability的名词复数 )；可能；容量；[复数]潜在能力

参考例句：

• He was somewhat pompous and had a high opinion of his own capabilities. 他有点自大，自视甚高。 来自辞典例句
• Some programmers use tabs to break complex product capabilities into smaller chunks. 一些程序员认为，标签可以将复杂的功能分为每个窗格一组简单的功能。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓

6 trajectory   

n.弹道，轨道

参考例句：

• It is not difficult to sketch the subsequent trajectory.很容易描绘出它们最终的轨迹。
• The path followed by a projectile is called its trajectory.抛物体所循的路径称为它的轨道。