Baidu President Zhang Yaqin gives talk at UM on autonomous driving

The University of Macau (UM) today (16 December) organised a lecture titled ‘Advances in Autonomous Driving’, as part of the University Lecture Series. Dr Zhang Yaqin, president of the Chinese internet giant Baidu, was the keynote speaker. During the event, Zhang talked about the opportunities and challenges brought by autonomous driving from technological, industrial, and policy perspectives. 

Zhang is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences as well as a fellow of the Australia National Academy of Engineering and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineering. He has received more than 60 patents in the Unites States and has published over 560 academic papers and 11 books. Zhang holds board membership and adjunct professorship at eight prestigious universities in China, the United States, and Australia. During the talk, he addressed some of the controversial and key issues in the advances in autonomous driving technology.

The talk attracted many teachers and students from UM and local secondary schools.

Source: Rector’s Office