For the R&D team of the first phase, Xiaomi has hired
over 500 experts from around the world. The company initially announced its
entry into the smart electric vehicle segment in March 2021.
Jun, during the unveiling, also released a live road test
video of its autonomous driving technology. The test video showcased 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 is able to take care of a
number of scenarios, as added in its comprehensive list.
"Xiaomi's autonomous driving technology adopts a self-developed full stack approach, and the project has made progress beyond expectations," said Jun.
To focus on the long-term industrial strategic capabilities,
Xiaomi will invest another RMB 2 billion. This will include more than ten
upstream and downstream enterprises in the autonomous driving field. Under the
enterprises, Xiaomi will be in charge of core sensors, core actuators, domain
controllers, and more.
In its first phase, Xiaomi Pilot Technology is working to
build a fleet of 140 test vehicles.
The project will be Xiaomi's attempt at 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.
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