On August 9, according to the latest report of "Late Auto", the much-anticipated "dream cooperation" is about to become a reality. Some versions of BYD’s Equation Leopard brand flagship off-road vehicle will adopt Huawei’s smart driving scheme. At present, the project is already in progress, and Leopard 8 will also become the first model of Equation Leopard to realize NOA (automatic assisted driving) function in the city.
As the new flagship model of Equation Leopard, Leopard 8 was originally planned to be launched in the third quarter of this year, and then changed to the fourth quarter. At the Beijing Auto Show in April, the official said that the price of Leopard 8 was at the level of 500,000 yuan, and its competitor was undoubtedly the tank 700Hi4-T. At the communication meeting held in July, Xiong Tianbo, general manager of Equation Leopard Division, revealed: "Leopard 8 will bring new surprises in the intelligent driving experience." Once Leopard 8 uses Huawei’s advanced smart driving, it also represents BYD’s first cooperation with Huawei, which is also a giant, in the field of smart driving. At the same time, it can be speculated that Leopard 8 will be equipped with Huawei Gankun ADS 3.0.
A few days ago, the company launched this scheme, and since September, M7, M9 and will all be upgraded to ADS 3.0. In addition, Aouita, Dongfeng Lantu, Guangzhou Automobile Chuanqi and other brands with Hi cooperation mode will also have related products upgraded and listed. Although BYD also has its own self-research team with a scale of over 4,000 people, it still chooses to introduce Huawei as a supplier. The report pointed out that this may be to stimulate the sales of high-end cars and start high-end brands faster. Leopard 8 needs to have stronger competitiveness and appeal to locate its flagship, and Huawei Smart Drive can undoubtedly provide very strong support.
This heavy news shows that BYD will purchase Huawei’s smart driving scheme, making Equation Leopard flagship Leopard 8 the first model equipped with this system. This dream cooperation will undoubtedly bring consumers a brand-new intelligent driving experience and further enhance BYD’s competitiveness in the high-end automobile market.
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