Yangwang U9 completes racing track autonomously as BYD showcases God’s Eye ADAS [video]

BYD shared a video of the Yangwang U9 supercar completing a Hunan Zhuzhou International Circuit without a driver. U9 was equipped with the recently introduced God’s Eye A driver assistance software.

In the video, Yangwagn U9 first finished the circuit during daylight. BYD then claims this is not the limit of God’s Eye A system and shows U9 completing the track at night, again, without a driver.

BYD launched God’s Eye, its answer to Tesla Autopilot, on February 10 in China. It is a driver-assisting system – sometimes you can see it being called smart driving, a more officially advanced driver-assistance system (ADAS).

BYD revealed three versions of its ADAS:

• God’s Eye A (also called DiPilot 600)
• God’s Eye B (also called DiPilot 300)
• God’s Eye C (also called DiPilot 100)

BYD announced that its entire lineup will receive some level of assisted driving. Even the 69,800 yuan (9,500 USD) BYD Seagull hatchback will get God’s Eye C basic driver assistance system. BYD claims they “democratize smart driving” by this move.

God’s Eye C is an entry-level ADAS that doesn’t require a lidar. It uses mainly a camera-based solution, millimeter-wave radars, and ultrasonic radars, and it has a maximum computing power of 100 TOPS.

God’s Eye B is an enhanced ADAS that supports one lidar unit with a peak computing power of 300 TOPS.

God’s Eye A is BYD’s most enhanced assisted driving system with a peak computing power of 600 TOPS and support for up to three lidars. This is the system featured on Yangwang U9, which performs autonomous driving on a racing track in Hunan.

21 BYD models, including models from its Dynasty and Ocean series and its subbrands Denza and Yangwang, will be equipped with God’s Eye ADAS.

The assisted driving features will be free of charge for all the models.