Due to the inadequate transportation infrastructure and the lack of police resources, various traffic problems in China have occurred from time to time. In order to solve various traffic problems and promote the development of road traffic to intelligent development, robots have begun to get more and more popular applications.

Transportation is an indispensable key element of urban development. It determines the circulation and interconnection of various production factors in the city, and bears the important tasks of people flow and logistics. Therefore, it is essential to protect road safety and traffic smoothly.

But nowadays, due to the inadequate transportation infrastructure and the lack of police resources, various traffic problems in China have occurred from time to time. In view of this, in order to solve various traffic problems and promote the development of road traffic to intelligent development, robots have begun to get more and more popular applications.

On August 7th, the nation's first scorpion robot traffic police was successfully launched, which opened a new chapter in the development and application of robot traffic police in China. It is reported that this time, the city has launched three roads: road patrol, vehicle management consultation and accident warning. They are used in major scenes such as traffic lanes, vehicle management business halls and traffic accident scenes, marking the official entry of the city’s smart traffic management. A new era of intelligence.

Robots frequently appear in the traffic field

The emergence of the above-mentioned robot traffic police is not the first case.

In recent years, with the development of robot technology and the rapid maturity of the industry, robots have made continuous progress in performance, cost and function, and have been widely used in various fields. In addition to industries such as industry, agriculture, finance, education, and medical care, the public security departments and traffic police departments of the state and local governments have long been used as frequent visitors to robot products.

For example, in 2016, Beijing took the lead in trying to apply the robot traffic police "Xiao Wen", which captured the red light on the streets of Beijing and guided traffic, which provided some help for law enforcement personnel. After that, Beijing again applied a "mobile fence". The patrol robot, which is known as the "enforcement artifact", shuttles and captures on the high-speed guardrail. The effect is amazing!

At the same time, in 2017, Fuyang, Hubei Province, also adopted the traffic robot “Ping An Baby”, which also showed significant value through traffic guidance, light warning, voice warning, safety propaganda, etc. In addition, Wenzhou also welcomed in 2018. The first traffic violation auditing robot was launched, and it was audited at the command center by one to twenty, effectively reducing the decompression and release of the traffic police auditors.

Since 2016, the use of robot-assisted law enforcement by the traffic police department has almost become mainstream. We often see robotic traffic police at important moments such as holidays, morning and evening peaks, and important places such as train stations, highways, and intersections. Up to now, the provinces and cities that have applied or tried to apply robot traffic police in the country have come to more than double digits. Robot-assisted traffic enforcement and management are becoming the norm.

"Robot traffic police" value geometry?

So, what value does the application of robots bring to the transportation sector? Why can we get to the top of the national provinces and cities, down to the towns and cities to compete for layout? On the one hand, this is related to the high efficiency, high speed, high stability and full coverage of the robot traffic police in practical applications; on the other hand, it is also inseparable from the resource supplement and human liberation brought by the "machine substitution".

Compared with the traditional traffic management methods, the robot has the advantages of flexible application, convenient use and continuous operation. It can carry out tasks such as traffic command, illegal capture and traffic processing independently and efficiently, and greatly improve the efficiency and effectiveness of traffic management and auxiliary law enforcement. At the same time, it is not restricted by factors such as bad weather and the environment, and can “hold the post and fulfill its duties” for a long time.

In practical applications, the robot traffic police can not only be used for road surveys, traffic reminders, illegal forensics, accident handling, road dredging, etc., but also assist police officers in handling heavy data registration, violation audits, data analysis, etc. In front of the line, and can be strategized in the back, it can be described as "common and civil" and comprehensive value.

In addition, through the "machine substitution", the robot also effectively solved the problems of insufficient police resources in the original traffic field, and realized the rational dispatching and decompression and reduction of the existing police force. With AI, big data and other technologies, robots can better take on tasks such as illegal capture, recording, and auditing in traffic, and police officers can perform more implementation and processing. The two divisions clearly define cooperation and mutual assistance, which undoubtedly promotes traffic. The efficiency of operation and maintenance is increasing.

To mature, you need to do three things!

In summary, the application of robots in the field of transportation has significant value for people, things, and the industry. It is no wonder that it will become an important component of the development of “smart transportation”. But is the development of robot traffic police at the moment mature? Obviously not! In order to promote the full implementation of smart traffic in the future, it is necessary to realize the mature application of the robot traffic police. To do this, we must proceed from the following three aspects:

The first is the technical aspect, Chinese companies must strengthen key breakthroughs and innovative research and development. The currently applied robot traffic police also has shortcomings such as single function, insufficient stability, and short life, which need to be overcome and expanded from the technical level. In addition, due to the high cost of technology research and development, the application price of robot products is not cheap, which hinders its future scale application and development, and also needs to be upgraded and adjusted from the perspective of technology and materials.

Secondly, in terms of norms, the Chinese government needs to strengthen law enforcement and management and privacy protection. At present, there are still few laws and regulations on robot traffic police products in China, which makes the robots lack strict regulation and management in production and application, which is easy to lead to low product quality, insufficient applicability, and privacy security. problem. In view of this, in the future, China needs to provide support and protection for robot applications from different angles through the formulation of relevant product standards, industry standards, laws and regulations.

Finally, in terms of management, China should strengthen the effective protection of robot traffic police. At present, the self-protection ability of the robot traffic police is not very high, and it is easy to be externally destroyed or stolen without being looked after, which will bring huge property losses to the relevant departments. Under such circumstances, it is necessary for the relevant departments to strengthen the "care" and management of the robot traffic police without increasing the pressure on the police force. At the same time, it is necessary to accelerate the cultivation of people's awareness of protection and jointly create a good development environment.