driver-assistance technology

Huawei’s expansion in smart driving stirs competition, scrutiny

Western governments, especially the US, are already wary of the company due to its alleged ties to the Chinese government

The update, which the carmaker is pushing to vehicles in batches, allows Tesla owners to use driver-assist features on city streets.

Tesla deploys long-awaited FSD features to drivers in China

Driver-assistance technology is becoming increasingly common in China, with EV leader BYD recently having announced a system it’s marketing as God’s Eye

Hesai will provide lidar sensors for two variants of BYD's "God's Eye" driver-assistance systems.

Hesai to provide sensors for BYD’s next-gen driver-assistance system

China technology company’s light detection and ranging sensors will be present in more than 10 BYD models entering mass production in 2025 

Investors are keenly watching BYD’s smart-car plans after the automaker last year pledged to invest 100 billion yuan to develop advanced technology.

BYD puts driver-assistance features in most of its cars for free

The manufacturer will make its God’s Eye driver-assistance system standard in vehicles priced from 100,000 yuan (S$18,540) in China and include it in several lower-cost models such as the popular Seag...

DeepRoute.ai plans to launch more than 10 models with its automaker clients in 2025, CEO Maxwell Zhou says.

China’s DeepRoute.ai raises US$100 million as smart driving adoption speeds up

CHINESE autonomous driving technology developer DeepRoute.ai has raised US$100 million from an automaker, the company said on Monday (Nov 4), as it looks to bolster mass adoption of its systems on veh...

Visitors look at screens that demonstrate Huawei's intelligent driving software Qiankun.

Huawei’s smart car tech offers automakers route to China sales

IT IS taken Huawei just four years to become a force in smart car technology, navigating the devastation of trade sanctions on its smartphones business while simultaneously developing a driver assista...

The recall is the second this year involving Tesla’s automated-driving systems, which have come under escalating scrutiny after hundreds of crashes, some of which resulted in fatalities.

Tesla recalls two million cars in the US to fix autopilot safety flaws

TESLA filed a recall covering more than two million vehicles after the top US auto-safety regulator determined its driver-assistance system Autopilot system doesn’t do enough to prevent misuse.

The move marks a shift from Porsche’s previous reluctance to use Google software.

Porsche to integrate Google Maps, Assistance into future cars

PORSCHE will integrate Google Maps, Google Assistance and other apps from Google Play into its future cars, it said on Monday (Oct 30).

Xpeng aims to roll out its so-called Navigation Guided Pilot product in Europe by the end of 2024.

Chinese EV maker Xpeng to bring assisted-driving tech to Europe next year

CHINESE electric vehicle maker Xpeng plans to bring its driver-assistance features to Europe next year, while pledging to adhere to the region’s stringent data-protection rules.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is probing a Jul 19 fatal crash in which the driver of a Tesla died after striking a tractor-trailer truck in Warrenton, Virginia.

US opens investigation into fatal Tesla crash in Virginia

US AUTO safety regulators said on Thursday (Aug 10) they are opening a special crash investigation into a fatal accident in Virginia involving a Tesla Model Y suspected of relying on advanced driver a...