Etiqueta: smart

The new BYD models will include self-driving features, with the DeepSeek AI model powering its most advanced version of the driver assistance tech.

BYD will launch Smart Driving Edition updates to all models without a price hike, challenging Chinese competitors and Tesla. By Stewart Burnett

Shares of competitors Li Auto, Xpeng, and Geely Auto fell by 6%, 9% and 10% respectively.

The BYD Yangwang U9 is no slouch in factory form, but add God's Eye into the mix, and you've got an electric supercar unlike any other. Put simply, this means the vehicle can not only autonomously navigate a race track during the day, but at night as well. There are three tiers of BYD's God's Eye system, with DiPilot 600 being at the top, which consists of three LiDARs and is mainly used by ultra-luxury sub-brand Yangwang. In factory form the Yangwang U9 comes standard with four electric motors that generate a combined 1,306 hp and 1,239 lb-ft of torque,

BYD founder and Chairman Wang Chuanfu says the move marks ‘a new era when all customers can access smart driving’.

Advanced smart driving will become a standard safety feature similar to seatbelts and air bags, BYD's founder and chairman Wang Chuanfu said.

BYD Co. shares briefly rose to their highest intraday price on record, reflecting optimism that the Chinese electric vehicle leader will further challenge peers like Tesla Inc. through its smart driving strategy.

A video shows a Yangwang U9 electric supercar equipped with the "God's Eye" smart driving system successfully completing autonomous driving on a race track.

Leapmotor, the Chinese partner of Stellantis, on Tuesday launched a new electric vehicle with smart driving technology priced under 150,000 yuan ($20,535), a day after BYD slashed the entry price for such smart EVs. Leapmotor said it would launch pre-sale of its B10 on March 10, its first electric vehicle model that will be equipped with lidar and urban traffic smart driving capability. China's BYD on Monday started offering advanced autonomous driving features on most of its models including ones priced as low as $9,555, far undercutting competitors such as Tesla in a move analysts say is set to start a new price war.

Chinese brand promises to equip 21 different models with its driver-assist systems that are linked to DeepSeek AI learning