Xiaomi Auto "Smart Driving" renamed to "Assisted Driving"

On May 5th, the news that "Xiaomi Auto's intelligent driving has been renamed to assisted driving" topped Weibo's trending searches.

A reporter from China Fund found on the Xiaomi Auto App that the Xiaomi SU7 standard version's Xiaomi Pilot Pro has been renamed to "Xiaomi Assisted Driving Pro," previously known as "Xiaomi Intelligent Driving Pro."

At the same time, the Xiaomi SU7 Pro, Xiaomi SU7 Max, and Xiaomi SU7 Ultra equipped with Xiaomi HAD have been renamed to "Xiaomi End-to-End Assisted Driving," previously known as "Xiaomi Intelligent Driving Max."

The aforementioned changes had been anticipated. On May 1st, Xiaomi Auto announced on Weibo that the limited-time purchase rights for the Xiaomi SU7 in May included "lifetime free usage rights for Xiaomi Assisted Driving."

According to Xiaomi Auto's official introduction, end-to-end assisted driving supports parking space to parking space, and can be used as soon as you get in the car. After the scenario evolution, end-to-end assisted driving can achieve assisted driving from parking space to parking space, requiring only navigation setup, ETC/gate assistance for passage, narrow road/circle passage, and parking space searching and parking can all be completed by assisted driving.

Since the end of March, there have been two accidents involving the Xiaomi SU7, raising concerns about the safety of the car's "intelligent driving." Xiaomi Auto responded in early April that the accident investigation is still ongoing and has not yet addressed issues related to "intelligent driving" safety.

Recently, reporters learned during interviews that automotive executives have shifted from high-profile promotion of "intelligent driving" at the beginning of the year to a more idealistic approach, revealing that it is now inappropriate to say "intelligent driving," and it should be changed to assisted driving or intelligent assisted driving.

In addition, several automotive executives have stated that any vehicle needs to have safety redundancy when discussing intelligent assisted driving.

Recently, reporters visited Xiaomi Auto's direct sales stores and learned that the vehicle involved in the accident in early April was the Xiaomi SU7 standard version, which is not equipped with lidar.

A relevant person in charge from a leading high-precision mapping company stated that if a vehicle only uses a visual solution, it is difficult to ensure safe driving at night, in extreme weather, and at complex intersections.

Checking the Xiaomi Auto App, it can be seen that the current assisted driving configuration of the Xiaomi SU7 standard version still does not include lidar, while the Xiaomi SU7 Pro and Xiaomi SU7 Max are both equipped with one lidar

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