BYD has demonstrated how the 'God's Eye' autopilot drives a supercar on a race track
Chinese automaker BYD has revealed the capabilities of its driver assistance system (ADAS) suite, collectively known as 'God'sEye'. In the published video, the flagship electric supercar Yangwang U9 autonomously traverses the Hunan Zhuzhou International Circuit during the day and night without a driver behind the wheel.
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This demonstration is designed to emphasise the technological superiority of 'God's Eye', which will be offered in three versions for different BYD models. The most advanced version, 'God's Eye A' (DiPilot 600), is for premium models and utilises three lidars, providing a peak computing power of 600 TOPS.
The 'God's Eye B' (DiPilot 300) system is equipped with one lidar and has a processing power of 300 TOPS, targeting semi-premium and flagship BYD models.
The base version, 'God's Eye C' (DiPilot 100), is aimed at the mass segment and uses a combination of cameras, millimetre radar and ultrasonic sensors, with a maximum processing power of 100 TOPS. 'God's Eye C' will be fitted as standard on the BYD Seagull budget electric car priced from US$9,500.
A unique feature of God's Eye is that BYD will not charge customers extra for its connectivity and activation. This is in stark contrast to Tesla's approach, which charges $8,000 for access to the Full Self-Driving (FSD) feature. There is also an option to pay for a monthly subscription to FSD.
It's worth noting that BYD's marketing approach to showcasing the capabilities of its advanced system is not unique. BMW back in 2014 demonstrated an autonomous drifting 2 Series model on a closed circuit. Unlike BMW's prototype, however, the 'God's Eye' system is destined for mass production and will be available in more than 20 BYD models as early as this year.
Source: InsideEVs
