rs, and humanoid robots. Also released were strategic plans and goals for Nevo, Avatr, and Deepal. Nevo, CCAG’s major NEV force, will create the SDA platform and an energy architecture to support the group development of models in the CNY 1 million range. For model plans, the brand will launch a LiDAR-equipped variant of the Q07 model this September and is expected to launch the A06 model and the new B216 small battery electric SUV this Q4. De...

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es to the design, with the vehicle to be offered in 2 variants: the more conventional looking HYBRID XG and stylish HYBRID XS. Safety features were improved by adopting 3 Mazda technologies that include Dual Sensor Brake Support for assistance avoiding collisions via a monocular camera and infrared laser radar. These features will be adopted in a Mazda vehicle with an engine displacement of 660 cc or less for the first time. The Flair is a rebadg...

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d has improved drivability. The new Swift has a mild hybrid system where a motor assists the engine, and the 2WD variant achieves 27.4km / L (JC08 mode). Moreover, it is the first Suzuki vehicle to adopt the Dual Sensor Breaking Support collision mitigation system, which uses a monocular camera and laser radar. On January 26 Mitsubishi Motors announced that it will add a hybrid version of the Delica D:2. The vehicle will be equipped with a parall...

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kW, a combined system torque of 871Nm. A 46.9kWh lithium-iron phosphate dedicated hybrid blade battery supporting 100kW DC fast charging completes the powertrain, providing a CLTC EV-mode range of 230km, a CLTC combined range of 1,300km. The model comes standard with the God’s Eye B (DiPilot 300) LiDAR-based. On April 24, BYD signed an agreement with the government of Changzhou in Jiangsu Province. The automaker will spend CNY 10 billion to con...

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kW, a combined system torque of 871Nm. A 46.9kWh lithium-iron phosphate dedicated hybrid blade battery supporting 100kW DC fast charging completes the powertrain, providing a CLTC EV-mode range of 230km, a CLTC combined range of 1,300km. The model comes standard with the God’s Eye B (DiPilot 300) LiDAR-based. On February 1, Denza, a division of BYD, announced its plans for new models and new technologies in 2024. Denza will launch 3 flagship mo...

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i Autonomous Driving to develop self-driving NEV model GAC Aion launches AION S Plus battery electric coupe GAC Aion to start production of mid-sized intelligent battery electric SUV co-developed with Huawei in late 2023 GAC Aion to first equip AION LX with RoboSense’ second-generation smart zoom LiDAR On August 13, GAC Group announced on the Shanghai Stock Exchange that it permitted GAC Aion, a holding subsidiary, to invest an additional CNY 6...

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onstration project for operations of smart heavy trucks at the Yangshan Port of Shanghai. The project will facilitate the commercialization of 5G technologies and autonomous heavy trucks. SAIC’s in-house developed 5G smart heavy trucks, which integrates a series of advanced technologies including LiDAR, machine vision, high-precision maps and 5G-V2X, have completed such intelligent operations as Level-4 (L4) autonomous driving in special scenar...

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e powertrain, providing a CLTC EV-mode range of 120km or 252km, a CLTC combined range of 1,483km or 1,615km. The #5 EHD comes with: the smart Pilot Assist intelligent driver assistance system developed by Deeproute.ai; and, for some variants, dual Nvidia Drive Orin X intelligent driving chips and a LiDAR. On October 30, Galaxy, a Geely sub-brand, launched the Xingyao 6 plug-in hybrid electric sedan. The Xingyao 6 comes with the Flyme Auto intelli...

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e range of 135km, 180km, or 200km. Powered by front 260Nm and rear 360Nm motors and a 35.6kWh battery, the 4WD variants deliver a CLTC EV-mode range of 170km or 190km, and, when fully fueled and charged, a combined range of 1,300km. The top variant is available with the God’s Eye B (DiPilot 300) LiDAR-based advanced intelligent driving solution. At the 2009 Detroit Auto Show, BYD displayed its own brand electric vehicle "e6" and plug-in hybrid...

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n time in the 3s range, a CLTC electric-mode range of over 200km, and a CLTC combined range of 1,300km. Also available are features such as the world-leading DiSus-A intelligent air body control system and a road holding stability enhancement system. The N9 employs the God’s Eye B (DiPilot 300) LiDAR-based advanced intelligent driving solution and comes with a Devialet audio system and dual 50W mobile phone wireless charging panels. On March...

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(AFW)” is now in series operation after CE certification. The system automates vehicles like the BMW 5 and 7 Series in Dingolfing and the MINI Countryman in Leipzig. In Dingolfing plant, the new vehicles travel driverless over a 1 km route from assembly to finishing, guided by Europe’s largest LIDAR setup and cloud-based control systems developed with Swiss startup Embotech AG. Leipzig will automate around 90% of BMW and MINI models, with R...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/12/03

ss tools and steel blanks, with a payload capacity of up to 55 tonnes, furthering the company's goal of a digitally connected BMW iFACTORY. Using advanced sensor technology, the transport system navigates the plant autonomously at 4 km per hour without a driver. The vehicle incorporates innovative LiDAR technology from Pefra, alongside cameras and radar sensors, to monitor its surroundings for orientation and obstacle detection. The 3D LiDAR tec...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/12/03

(AFW)” is now in series operation after CE certification. The system automates vehicles like the BMW 5 and 7 Series in Dingolfing and the MINI Countryman in Leipzig. In Dingolfing plant, the new vehicles travel driverless over a 1 km route from assembly to finishing, guided by Europe’s largest LIDAR setup and cloud-based control systems developed with Swiss startup Embotech AG. Leipzig will automate around 90% of BMW and MINI models, with R...

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otors in the front and rear with a maximum power of 480kW and a 0 to 100km/h acceleration time of 4.1 seconds. Both the EC7 and the ES8 are equipped with NIO’s latest Banyan intelligent system that includes the Aquila system consisting of 33 high-performance sensors including an ultra-long-range LiDAR and an 8-megapixel camera, as well as the Adam supercomputing platform consisting of four NVIDIA Drive Orin X chips with a total computing power...

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electric drives and electronics. On the same day, the automaker also released its 2.0 strategy, which set an annual sales target of 800,000 units for the year of 2025. It aims for expansion of the algorithm team to include over 100 people before the close of 2021 and for the start of production of LiDAR solutions by the end of 2023. The all-scenario autonomous driving should be enabled by the automaker in 2024. On September 28, Leapmotor launche...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/11/28

(AFW)” is now in series operation after CE certification. The system automates vehicles like the BMW 5 and 7 Series in Dingolfing and the MINI Countryman in Leipzig. In Dingolfing plant, the new vehicles travel driverless over a 1 km route from assembly to finishing, guided by Europe’s largest LIDAR setup and cloud-based control systems developed with Swiss startup Embotech AG. Leipzig will automate around 90% of BMW and MINI models, with R...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/11/27

(AFW)” is now in series operation after CE certification. The system automates vehicles like the BMW 5 and 7 Series in Dingolfing and the MINI Countryman in Leipzig. In Dingolfing plant, the new vehicles travel driverless over a 1 km route from assembly to finishing, guided by Europe’s largest LIDAR setup and cloud-based control systems developed with Swiss startup Embotech AG. Leipzig will automate around 90% of BMW and MINI models, with R...

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trucks in FY2027. Isuzu and UD Trucks will each use one automated driving Level 4 truck developed based on Isuzu's Giga heavy-duty truck in the demonstration. The 6x2 model with a gross vehicle weight (GVW) of 25 tons will be equipped with GNSS (satellite positioning system), millimeter wave radar, LiDAR, and more. Several functions will be verified, including automatic arrival and departure (automatic departure and parking) and remote monitoring...

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eservations for the HiPhi Z. The HiPhi Z is equipped with a 120kWh high-performance battery pack using Cell to Pack (CTP) technology. It provides up to 705 kilometers of driving range. It accelerates from 0 to 100km/h in 3.8 seconds. The vehicle comes standard with more than 30 sensors, including 1 LiDAR, 13 cameras, 5 millimeter-wave radars, 12 ultrasonic radars, and 1 three-zone handoff detection sensor. Supported by the high-precision map and ...

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eductions of CO2 emissions from other energy sources (natural gas and coal). Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation (MFTBC) announced on July 3 that it has begun a demonstration test in collaboration with Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (Koito) to optimize traffic flow at manufacturing sites using LiDAR technology. The demonstration utilizes Koito's Moving Object Detection System ILLUMIERE. ILLUMIERE is a system that uses LiDAR modules installed...

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