Testing the remote driving function of the Thunderbolt car was not something that could be done in just one afternoon.
It would take two days to complete the entire testing process, starting from the first step of taking photos and making backups. During these two days, some of the testing processes would be boring, while others would be very exciting.
At the entrance of the testing center, a group of reporters was eagerly waiting for the arrival of the UA representative.
Then, when the photo-taking and backup were completed, the reporters, who had been waiting for so long, finally saw a black bus arrive.
When the reporters saw the bus and the words "US Delegation" on the front windshield of the bus, they were furious.
The UA representative finally came, a full forty-three minutes late.
The black Mercedes-Benz bus honked its horn and barged through the gate of the test center that was packed with people as if there was no one around.
With a strange sound, the door of the Mercedes-Benz bus opened. First, several translators in suits walked out of the door, followed by a group of foreigners.
As soon as the reception staff from the testing center walked over, the reporters instantly ran to the side of the bus and blocked the US representative's way.
"I am a reporter from the Xilang News Network. May I ask why the UA representative is nearly an hour late?"
"I am a reporter from Southeast TV. May I ask why the UA representative is so late?"
"I am …"
A bald and fat foreigner finally walked out of the Mercedes-Benz bus. He was wearing a short-sleeved shirt and waved his hand at the reporters. "Everyone, we have already called the organizers and explained the reason for our delay on the way."
"Our delegation is new to Shanghai, so we don't know the traffic habits of Shanghai. We left an hour early and thought there was plenty of time, but we encountered a traffic jam on the way. "
"As far as I know, the Wyndham Hotel you are staying at is only seven kilometers away from here, and there is no traffic jam on the way here." A local reporter from Shanghai glared. "I think the UA representative is not sincere enough."
"Maybe the driver took a wrong turn." The UA representative spread his hands. "Everyone, please make way, we are going in."
This answer made the reporters look at each other. They were so angry that they didn't know how to react.
On the other side of the windshield was the driver with Hua Xia's face. In this day and age where navigation was everywhere, how could he take a wrong turn?
The US representative's lukewarm attitude not only made the reporters angry, but even the audience watching the live broadcast was so angry that their teeth itched. They couldn't wait to drag them out and give them a good beating.
The late UA representative walked into the test center hall under the guidance of the staff.
Over there, the backup of the Thunderbolt car had been completed.
Under the verification of the media, the two Thunderbolt cars were sent to the next area by the staff.
"Hi ~" After the American representative entered the venue, he greeted Hua Xia's people with a smile. After approaching them, he took the initiative to extend his hands. "Everyone, please forgive us. We have underestimated the development of Shang Hai. Even though we left an hour earlier, we were still unable to arrive on time."
"Mr. Duan, Mr. Ye, I'm really sorry." The American representative, Jayne, shook hands with Director Duan Shuangqing while nodding apologetically at Ye Qing.
Duan Shuangqing knew very well that these Americans were not stuck in a traffic jam at all.
The staff at Wyndham Hotel was responsible for arranging the accommodation of the American representative. The actual time they left was completely different from what Jayne said. However, Duan Shuangqing wasn't sure what the American representative did after leaving the hotel.
After greeting Duan Shuangqing, the American representative, Jayne, and the other members walked over to Ye Qing with smiles on their faces.
There were a total of eleven people. Jayne's bearing was like a bureaucrat, and his smile was flawless.
The other ten people were generally older, and four of them were wearing glasses. They stood there, and most of them were expressionless, but Ye Qing could smell a faint aura from them.
It was an aura unique to senior technicians. In their eyes, there was deep hostility.
"Mr. Ye, it's my honor to meet you." Jayne clasped his hands and made a Hua Xia greeting gesture. "Hua Xia is the country with the largest population in the world. Since entering the 21st century, Hua Xia's technological development has also entered an unprecedented stage."
"However, we never thought that Hua Xia could give birth to a world-class technology company like Monster Industries. Even in the United States, your technological achievements are enough to amaze the entire country. "
"You're too kind." Ye Qing responded with a faint smile. There must be something wrong when things were out of the ordinary.
Even if the American representative wanted to act like a big shot, there was no need to use such a childish method like being late to prove it. The bus was full of their people, and even the driver was an employee of the American company in China.
However, Ye Qing wasn't interested to know what they were doing. If they wanted to play tricks, let them be.
After a brief exchange of pleasantries, the testing process began again.
Most of the equipment for the American representative was set up by the staff at noon according to their requirements. Now, the staff moved several pieces of precision electronic equipment in anti-collision boxes from the bus.
The next venue was a translucent building in the testing center.
This building was called the Automotive Road Simulation Testing Center. It had the most advanced road simulation system in all of Hua Xia's technology.
A Thunderbolt car was placed on a multi-directional speedometer. Thirty meters in front of the Thunderbolt car, there was a traffic light erected. Moreover, the road traffic sign lines on the ground could be driven by mechanical equipment to change into different signs at any time.
The functions of this building were far more than that. After hundreds of reporters walked into the reserved media area, they were quickly attracted by the various facilities that they had never seen before. They looked around, took pictures left and right, and even saw some realistic prop people and prop cars in inconspicuous places.
However, they didn't know what these things were used for.
There was no one in the Thunderbolt car. The representatives of the Monster Industries, the American representative, the Transportation Department, and the technicians from the testing center and Fudan University's laboratory were all sitting in the area opposite to the reporters. In front of them were all kinds of electronic equipment that were difficult to count in a short period of time. Those densely packed wires were even more complicated than the wires in the villages in Shang Hai City. They were like hundreds of spider webs intertwined with each other.
"Ahem ~"
Director Duan Shuangqing cleared his throat and said loudly into the microphone in front of him, "The test will start in five minutes. Before that, I would like to explain the content of this test to all of you, so that you don't have any doubts."
"This test is to test the response of the Thunderbolt car when it encounters different traffic signs on the road when it's in the long-distance driving mode. As we all know, when faced with complicated traffic signs on the city roads, even experienced drivers will inevitably make mistakes. "
"If it's like this when someone is driving, then what about when no one is driving?"
Director Duan Shuangqing smiled and said, "This building can simulate the road signs of any city in the country. We once did an interesting experiment. We invited ten experienced taxi drivers with 15 years of driving experience to do a road test here. "
"These ten experienced drivers will encounter various traffic signs on the road. As a result, the average score of these experienced drivers is only 80 points, which is a failing score. "
"For each traffic sign, a correct judgment will get one point, and a wrong judgment will not get any points. There are a total of 100 signs. If the experienced drivers are like this, then how about the performance of our Thunderbolt car? "
"Haha ~ Let's wait and see."
Director Duan Shuangqing's answer made all the reporters at the scene open their eyes wide and breathe quickly.
Damn ~
This test is awesome, and the audience is definitely looking forward to it!
"Then, I announce the start of the test." Director Duan Shuangqing nodded to everyone.
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