On May 28, BYD Song Ultra DM-i officially launched at 129,900-159,900 yuan. The same day, BYD's intelligent strategy conference released the self-developed 4nm process Xuanji A3 AD chip, thousand-line LiDAR, flash capture camera, dual infrared cameras, and a 1-year City Pilot safety commitment, marking BYD's entry into a new phase of intelligent strategy.
On May 28, 2026, NIO officially launched its flagship pure-electric SUV ES9, priced between 498,000 and 598,000 yuan. Built on the NT3.0 platform with up to 900km CLTC range, it features a full-domain 900V high-voltage architecture and the self-developed Shenji NX9031 chip. Positioned against the BMW X5 and Mercedes GLE, overseas pricing is expected to be 15% to 20% higher than domestic.
The Voyah Taishan X8 will officially launch on May 22 with pre-pricing from 302,900 to 389,900 yuan. This 5-seat large SUV offers both PHEV and pure-electric powertrains, featuring an 896-line dual-optical-path image-grade LiDAR and Huawei Qian Kun ADS intelligent driving system. The exterior includes an active-opening illuminated grille and DLP intelligent projection headlights.
In May 2026, XPeng CEO He Xiaopeng publicly stated that LiDAR is no longer essential for smart driving systems, claiming pure vision combined with end-to-end large models is sufficient for advanced autonomous driving. This marks the formal split of China's smart driving tech routes into two camps: the pure vision + end-to-end route represented by Tesla FSD and XPeng XNGP, and the multi-sensor fusion route represented by Huawei ADS and NIO NAD. In Q1 2026, smart driving feature activation rates f
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