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MB is has to get its shite together soon , hell of a lot of talk , this mob seem to of cracked it in record time ......... Oh , and thay also through a car in the deal total cost around $10,000 .
From memory MB info package was an extra $5,000 to $7500 , on top of the car price , & for certain functions thay then have the gall to charge a monthly or annual subscription on top,
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BYD shares hit record high after EV maker rolls out driver assistance tech with DeepSeekโs AI help
Published Mon, Feb 10 202511:19 PM ESTUpdated Tue, Feb 11 202512:19 AM EST
Evelyn Cheng@in/evelyn-cheng-53b23624@chengevelyn
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Key Points
- Chinese electric car giant BYD announced late Monday that it was releasing a โDiPilotโ assisted driving system for its cars, which includes a 69,800 yuan ($9,555) low-cost vehicle.
- BYD also said it was integrating artificial intelligence from Chinese startup DeepSeek into at least the most advanced version of the new driver assist system.
- Teslaโs most advanced version of driver assistance, called โFull-Self Driving,โ has yet to receive Beijingโs approval.
Chinese electric car giant BYD announced on Feb. 10, 2025, that it would integrate DeepSeek into its artificial intelligence model that powers its new driver-assistance technology.
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BYD shares hit a record high in Hong Kong trading Tuesday after the company said it is going all in on driver assistance with the help of DeepSeek, after previously taking a more cautious approach on autonomous driving technology.
Shares rose more than 4% Tuesday morning to an all-time high of 345 Hong Kong dollars ($44.24), before paring gains. The stock had soared nearly 21% last week in anticipation of BYDโs event on Feb. 10.
Advanced smart driving will become a standard safety feature similar to seatbelts and air bags, BYDโs founder and chairman Wang Chuanfu said at a China-focused launch event livestreamed late Monday.
The automaker announced that it was releasing a โDiPilotโ assisted driving system across its range of cars, which includes a 69,800 yuan ($9,555) low-cost vehicle.
That makes BYD likely the first automaker in China to offer such advanced driver-assistance capabilities for a vehicle below 70,000 yuan, Nomura analysts said in a Tuesday note. โBYD is changing its competition strategy from price cutting last year to functionsโ upgrade in 2025,โ the analysts said.
BYD also said it was integrating artificial intelligence from
Chinese startup DeepSeek into at least the most advanced version of the new driver-assistance system. Such systems use a combination of software, AI and cameras or other sensors to control a vehicle, minimizing the need for human intervention.
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โThe DeepSeek integration is very significant,โ said Tu Le, founder and managing director of Sino Auto Insights, โbecause now thereโs a homegrown standalone AI technology that BYD can work with to offer equivalent intelligent features offered by their competitors.โ
โThis puts BYD firmly back in the driverโs seat dictating the paceโ of technological features, he said, noting the company previously lagged its Chinese competitors.
More than two years ago, Chinese automakers had started offering driver-assistance features as a way to stand out in Chinaโs fiercely competitive electric car market. But BYD management told investors in March 2023 that when it comes to โsmart driving,โ it was difficult to determine
liability in the event of an accident involving autonomous vehicles. But they did note advanced assisted driving tech had the potential to improve overall safety.
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On Monday, BYD said so-called smart vehicles can improve road safety by monitoring road conditions and avoiding dangers, while big data and AI models will improve the tech over time.
More than 20 models with BYDโs new driver-assistance tech were launched Monday. The automaker, which has been rapidly expanding overseas, did not say anything about global availability.
Tesla still waiting for approval
Driver-assistance rollout in China has faced regulatory restrictions, although an increasing number of local authorities have allowed more cars to use assisted driving software on congested city streets.
Chinese startup
Xpeng was an early mover, first rolling out driver-assist for urban roads in its
home city of Guangzhou in September 2022, before expanding to Shenzhen and Shanghai by early 2023.
By February 2024, Xpeng said the feature was usable across most of China. The companyโs mass-market brand Mona launched its
first car in August with some driver-assistance capabilities.
Competing cars from Li Auto, Huawei partners, Nio and Xiaomi all claim to offer some driver-assistance functions, such as automatic parking. Several of the automakers use Nvidiaโs chips for cars.
Teslaโs most advanced version of driver assistance, called โFull-Self Driving,โ has yet to receive Beijingโs approval despite Elon Muskโs repeated statements that it
could be available in China, as soon as the end of 2024. In an earnings call in January, Musk attributed the delay to U.S. and Chinese restrictions that prevent Tesla from quickly developing a locally compliant version of the driver-assistance software.
Though DeepSeek integration enhances BYDโs competitive edge, Brian Tycangco, an analyst at Stansberry Research, cautioned that the collaboration โincreases the likelihood that BYD vehicles will face more difficulties entering Western markets like the U.S. due to national security reasons.โ
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