Smart Driving

  • Xpeng introduces first standard for evaluating autonomous driving capabilities

    Xpeng says users are welcome to use this unified standard to compare their peers' automated driving capabilities to their own.

  • Nio denies 'Autonomous' language in NAD misleads users

    Nio's latest release of NAD (Nio  Autonomous Driving) has raised concerns about the word "Autonomous", and media report has questioned that it may be misleading to users. In response, William Li Bin, founder, chairman and CEO of Nio , told cnEVpost that this is not true.

  • Xpeng CEO hints Tesla will lose in autopilot field in China

    "Starting next year, in the Chinese autopilot field, you have to be prepared to be beaten by us to find out where the East is," Xpeng CEO He Xiaopeng said.

  • Nio, Xpeng challenge Tesla on assisted driving

    Nio and Xpeng, two of the leading companies in the new Chinese car manufacturing industry, have a skill set previously reserved for Tesla.

  • Nio owner warns others to be cautious about using assisted driving as he crashes on highway

    Assisted driving feature is one of the main selling points of new energy vehicles, but even leading manufacturers like Tesla and Chinese premium electric car maker Nio (NYSE: NIO) can't fully guarantee that this feature is completely safe and reliable, and drivers still have to be ready to take over the vehicle at any time, or they could be in danger.

  • EV makers vie for autopilot 'crown' as Nio reportedly plans to develop self-driving chip

    Chinese media reported today said that Nio is planning to develop its own self-driving computing chip and the program, mainly driven by Nio chairman and CEO William Li Bin, is still in the early stages.

  • Nio OS 2.7.0 released, brings NOP driver assistance feature

    From October 10, Chinese premium electric car maker Nio (NYSE: NIO) started pushing Nio OS 2.7.0 update to ES6, ES8 and EC6 vehicles with current version 2.6.0 and above via FOTA.

  • Nio starts autopilot 'arms race' with launch of NOP driver assistance feature

    In October 2018, Tesla pushed the NOA (Navigate on Autopilot) feature, unlocking advanced autopilot functions in highway conditions.

  • With launch of NOP, is Nio better positioned to handle competition from Tesla?

    At the recent 2020 Beijing International Auto Show, Nio unveiled Navigate on Pilot (NOP) pilot assistance feature, which will be pushed to customers as soon as mid-October.

  • Nio unveils NOP driver assistance feature at Beijing auto show, push expected in October

    Chinese premium electric car maker Nio today announced the upgrade of its operating system to Nio OS 2.7.0, releasing the much-anticipated Navigate on Pilot (NOP) which automatically guides the car following the navigation route on ring roads and highways.