# ADAS
Latest news and articles about ADAS
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Leapmotor’s Triple-Threat: Democratizing Advanced Assisted Driving in the Sub-20,000 USD Market
Leapmotor has launched its updated C10, C11, and C16 SUV models, introducing high-end 'door-to-door' assisted driving features to the sub-150,000 RMB price segment. This move accelerates the democratization of advanced automotive technology in China's hyper-competitive EV market.
The Silicon Squeeze: Soaring Memory Costs Test China’s EV Dominance
A 180% surge in automotive-grade memory chip prices has forced over ten Chinese NEV makers to raise prices or cut incentives, while the traditional fuel car market continues deep discounting to survive.
China’s EV Market Enters the Era of 'Democratized Intelligence': High-End Tech Hits the Mass Market
China's leading automakers are aggressively pushing premium features like LiDAR, city-level autonomous driving, and 900-horsepower engines into the 100,000 to 200,000 RMB price bracket, significantly lowering the barrier for advanced vehicle technology.
BYD’s Liability Gamble: A Strategic Pivot to High-Stakes Autonomy
BYD has launched an industry-first safety guarantee for its city navigation pilot, assuming full liability for accidents to build consumer trust. Alongside this, the company debuted its self-developed 4nm Xuanji A3 chip and aggressive pricing for high-level autonomous features across its entire lineup.
BYD’s Intelligence Offensive: Bringing Lidar and Urban Autonomy to the Mass Market
BYD has announced that its advanced 'God’s Eye' Lidar-assisted driving system will be available across its entire fleet, including entry-level models, for a 'cost price' of 12,000 RMB. To build consumer trust, Chairman Wang Chuanfu also pledged a one-year safety guarantee for the company's urban navigation features.
Tesla’s Semantic Pivot: Why ‘Full Self-Driving’ is Vanishing from the Chinese Market
Tesla China has officially rebranded its premium FSD software as ‘Tesla Assisted Driving,’ removing all references to autonomous driving from its website while maintaining the current price of 64,000 RMB. This tactical move aligns the company with Chinese regulatory standards and manages consumer expectations as it prepares for a wider rollout of its supervised driving tech.
The 'Pure Tier 2' Gambit: How AXERA is Navigating China’s Intelligent Driving Hierarchy
Chinese chipmaker AXERA has launched its flagship M97 intelligent driving chip while committing to a 'pure Tier 2' strategy. This approach aims to provide high-end hardware without threatening the software sovereignty of automakers, a move backed by new partnerships with Jingwei Hirain and Elektrobit.
Xpeng Begins OTA Rollout of VLA 2.0, Escalating China’s ADAS Arms Race
Xpeng has begun a staged over‑the‑air rollout of its second‑generation VLA advanced driver‑assistance system. The deployment highlights how Chinese EV makers are using fleet data and rapid software updates to compete on autonomous driving capabilities while raising questions about safety oversight and cybersecurity.
Xiaomi Motors Files Patent for Parking-Spot Detection That Works Without Painted Lines
Xiaomi Automobile published a patent for a parking-space detection method that infers available slots from surrounding obstacles rather than relying on painted lines. The technique aims to improve automated parking reliability where markings are missing or obscured and reflects Xiaomi’s push to build vehicle perception capabilities and IP in a competitive Chinese auto-tech landscape.
NIO Posts First Quarterly Profit, Touts New 5nm Chip and Battery‑Swap Bet as It Hunts Annual Profitability
NIO reported its first profitable quarter in Q4 2025 and narrowed its full‑year loss, while announcing the successful tape‑out of a second 5nm automotive chip and reiterating a strategic focus on battery swapping. Management set ambitious 2026 volume and revenue targets but warned of supply‑side cost pressures and acknowledged liquidity and margin risks that make annual profitability contingent on execution.
Lei Jun Urges China to Put Humanoid Robots to Work and Harden Rules for the Smart‑Driving Era
Xiaomi founder Lei Jun submitted five proposals at the National People’s Congress pushing for rapid industrial deployment of humanoid robots, stronger smart‑driving safety rules and upgraded training pipelines for intelligent vehicles. His recommendations couple engineering targets and cost‑reduction measures with governance steps — coding, data and ethics standards — and call for industry‑education reforms and support for tech philanthropy.
Tesla Ends One‑Time FSD Sales in U.S., Leaning Harder on Subscriptions as China Keeps Buyouts
Tesla removed the one‑time purchase option for its Full Self‑Driving package on its U.S. website on 15 February 2026, switching to subscription only, while its China site still offers buyouts at ¥32,000 and ¥64,000. The move signals a strategic shift toward recurring software revenue, greater operational control over advanced driving features, and differing market approaches between the U.S. and China.