BYD unveils integrated vehicle intelligence strategy

BYD hosted the 2024 Dream Day at its Shenzhen headquarters on January 16 to unveil its strategy for Integrated Vehicle Intelligence along with the launch of its new XUANJI Architecture. 

The BYD Dream Day exhibition provided a look at various innovations, and the opportunity to test drive the DENZA N7 equipped with NOA (Navigate on Autopilot), handle the YANGWANG U8 with Vehicle-mounted UAS (Unmanned Aircraft System), and test the e concept car, e parking, and intelligent entry systems, among others. 

Partnered with DJI, BYD created the world’s first vehicle-integrated UAS, pioneering an integrated automotive-grade drone bay. This innovation features intelligent storage, automatic battery swapping, and charging management, enabling take-off and landing with one click. 

BYD also revealed the plan to invest 5 billion RMB to construct the world’s first all-terrain professional test drive sites in several cities across China.

XUANJI Architecture

BYD says its Integrated Vehicle Intelligence strategy reshapes the concept of vehicle intelligence by considering the car in its entirety, remoulding intelligent vehicles with the self-developed XUANJI Architecture.

It says XUANJI is an architecture that serves as both the brain and neural network of the vehicle, enabling an efficient blend of electrification and intelligence. 

This system seamlessly perceives changes in the internal and external environment of the car in real time. It consolidates information at millisecond level and feeds it back to the central “brain” for rapid decision-making. This system swiftly adjusts the state of the vehicle, significantly enhancing driving safety and comfort.

“Integrated Vehicle Intelligence is set to steer the future direction and to accelerate the transformation of the automotive industry,” BYD president and chair Wang Chuanfu says.

BYD also introduced the XUANJI AI Large Model, a multimodal vehicular artificial intelligence, marking the first application of AI technology across all vehicular domains. 

It possesses the largest data foundation in the industry, leading sample sizes, and high computational power, covering over 300 vehicular scenarios, endowing the Integrated Vehicle Intelligence system with the capacity for continuous adaptation.

BYD says its Integrated Vehicle Intelligence strategy is realised by a wide array of intelligent features and technologies.

With more than 4,000 engineers dedicated to the field, BYD led China for L2-level intelligent driving deployment and is the first automotive brand to receive the L3-level test license. 

BYD aims to further bring down the barrier to Intelligent Driving, offering more advanced technologies, at competitive costs to hasten its adoption in the global market.