Xiaomi unveils internally developed autonomous driving pilot technology
Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun launched the first progress report for Xiaomi Pilot Technology for autonomous driving. Xiaomi introduced the new fully in-house developed autonomous driving solution called Pilot Technology in an official blog. The company has pledged to invest RMB 3.3 billion (nearly Rs. 3,897 crore) to develop the first R&D phase of its autonomous driving technology.
For the first-phase R&D team, Xiaomi has hired more than 500 experts from all over the world. The company announced its entry into the smart electric vehicle segment in March 2021.
Jun, during the unveilinghas also released a live road test video of its autonomous driving technology. The test video showed the technology’s safe and intelligent assisted driving approach in multiple scenarios, including U-turns, roundabouts and continuous downhill driving. The Pilot Technology comes with advanced algorithms. It can handle a number of scenarios, as added in the extensive list.
“Xiaomi’s autonomous driving technology uses a self-developed full-stack approach, and the project has exceeded expectations,” Jun said.
To focus on long-term industrial strategic capabilities, Xiaomi will invest another RMB 2 billion (nearly Rs. 2 crore). This includes more than ten upstream and downstream enterprises in the field of autonomous driving. Among the enterprises, Xiaomi will be responsible for core sensors, core actuators, domain controllers and more.
In the first phase, Xiaomi Pilot Technology is working on building a fleet of 140 test vehicles.
The project will be Xiaomi’s attempt to adopt a self-developed full-stack approach to autonomous driving technology, covering all core areas. With this, the autonomous driving algorithms will be quickly iterated based on user needs.
