Shanghai once again confirmed the name of "Magic City" - this week, more than 1,000 exhibitors from 20 countries and regions gathered to participate in the highly anticipated 20th Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition (hereinafter referred to as "Shanghai Auto Show") ”).
This year's Shanghai Auto Show is expected to exhibit about 1,500 vehicles, focusing on the latest AI-powered models and smart travel solutions. Among them, more than ten domestic and foreign brands exhibited models running on the NVIDIA DRIVE Hyperion computing platform, which are driven by the world's leading automotive-grade system-on-chip (SoC) NVIDIA DRIVE Orin SoC.
NVIDIA-powered cars head to China and the world
Feifan Motors unveiled the recently launched mid-to-large luxury pure electric sedan F7 and mid-to-large luxury pure electric SUV R7 at the Shanghai Auto Show (Feifan booth: 3A09). The high-end intelligent driving system RISING PILOT of these two models is based on DRIVE Orin. The F7 supports battery replacement and has a maximum cruising range of 666 kilometers (about 413 miles).
[Feifan F7, photo provided by Feifan]
GAC Aion's high-end brand Haobo brought its flagship model Hyper GT (GAC Aion booth: 8B07). Hyper GT is currently available for pre-sale. Hyper GT is equipped with high-performance NVIDIA DRIVE Orin SoC to support L2+ driving functions in high-speed environments. Hyper GT has a unique seven-wing sci-fi shape, with a wind resistance of only 0.197Cd, setting a record for the lowest wind resistance coefficient of a mass-produced car in the world.
[Hyper GT, the flagship model of Haobo, photo provided by GAC Aian]
Xiaopeng Motors debuted at the auto show the first strategic model under the SEPA 2.0 architecture - the Xiaopeng G6. At the same time, it also brought Xiaopeng G6, which includes the new ultra-smart coupe P7i and the ultra-fast charging full-smart SUV Xiaopeng G9. All Peng series models (Xiaopeng Motors booth: 6A08). Xpeng G6 is positioned as a super-smart coupe SUV. It is based on the global 800V high-voltage silicon carbide platform that Xpeng Motors first launched in the world, and is equipped with the XNGP intelligent assisted driving system, powered by NVIDIA DRIVE Orin.
[The first strategic model under the SEPA 2.0 soaring architecture—Xpeng G6, a super-intelligent driving fully intelligent SUV, photo provided by Xiaopeng]
Since 2018, NVIDIA has been working with Xpeng Motors to develop models such as the G9 SUV and the new P7i sedan, which are powered by the high-performance DRIVE Orin centralized computing architecture that can continuously upgrade AI capabilities through over-the-air updates (OTA). Recently, Xpeng Motors also announced that it will bring these fast-charging, long-range smart cars to major European markets, thereby expanding Xpeng's business outside of China.
Zhiji Auto, jointly built by SAIC Motor, Zhangjiang Hi-Tech, and Alibaba Group, exhibited the Zhiji LS7, a mid-to-large luxury SUV, and the Zhiji L7, the flagship of New World frame control (Zhiji Auto booth: 3A04). Both models are powered by NVIDIA DRIVE Orin. In addition, Zhiji Automobile also announced that its high-speed elevated NOA has been launched, and users will soon experience the service on LS7 and L7.
Mobility technology company Human Horizons showcased its latest smart electric SUV, the HiPhi Y (Gaohe booth: 7A03). The new car has a stylish exterior design and is equipped with smart wing doors. The CLTC has a comprehensive cruising range of over 800km (about 497 miles), and its intelligent driving system is equipped with NVIDIA DRIVE Orin SoC.
This is the second cooperation model between Gaohe Automobile and NVIDIA. Last year, Gaohe Automobile launched the luxury pure electric supercar GT-HiPhi Z. This model is equipped with the HiPhi Pilot intelligent driving assistance system, equipped with NVIDIA DRIVE Orin and more than 30 assisted driving sensors to support functions such as intelligent assisted driving.
As China's new energy vehicles "go global", Gaohe also announced plans to enter the European market, bringing its vehicles to selected countries in Western Europe or Scandinavia with a high penetration rate of electric vehicles. This includes HiPhi X, HiPhi Z and HiPhi Y.
[Gaohe Automobile HiPhi Y, photo provided by Gaohe Automobile]
NIO's brand-new ES6, which brought a vertical replacement, debuted (NIO booth: 6A01). At this auto show, NIO had a total of six models based on the new technology platform on the booth, including ES8, ET7, EC7, ES7, ES6 and ET5. These models are equipped with NIO supercomputing platform ADAM, which is equipped with four NVIDIA DRIVE Orin SoCs and can provide 1,016 TOPS computing performance to support advanced assisted driving and point-to-point autonomous driving experience.
In addition, NIO's third-generation battery swap station will also be equipped with two lidars and two NVIDIA Orin chips, with a total computing power of 508TOPS, which can realize the function of calling for battery swaps.
[NIO brand new ES6, photo provided by NIO]
Li Auto showcased its three models at this auto show, including Li L9, Li L8 Max and Li Li L7 Max (Li Li booth: 6A04). These three models all use dual DRIVE Orin to create the flagship intelligent driving system Ideal AD Max, with 508 TOPS computing power per second, to help the vehicle process the fusion signals of high-definition cameras, lidar, millimeter-wave radar and ultrasonic sensors in real time and efficiently .
Li Auto also officially released an 800V supercharged pure electric solution, charging for 10 minutes, with a range of 400 kilometers (about 248 miles). At the same time, Li Auto demonstrated AD Max 3.0, which is also powered by DRIVE Orin, and its urban NOA navigation assisted driving system It will be released in the second quarter, and the all-scenario navigation assisted driving system will cover 100 cities by the end of the year.
Swedish luxury carmaker Volvo Cars has made its China debut of its all-electric EX90 (Volvo booth: 6B08). Released in November last year, this advanced software-defined SUV adopts a new power system and cutting-edge technology, equipped with NVIDIA DRIVE Orin and Xavier's AI computing power, to provide users with a high standard of safety and smart experience.
At the recent Volvo Car Technology Day, Volvo also released the EX90 Excellence. As the top limited edition of the EX90, this four-seat SUV adopts a two-color body design, bringing an extremely comfortable interior design, and its smart technology base is also powered by NVIDIA DRIVE.
[Volvo EX90 Excellence, photo provided by Volvo Cars]
Lotus, one of the world's three major sports car brands, presented three epoch-making champion products at the Shanghai Auto Show, including its first pure electric supercar SUV Lotus Eletre, the world's fastest mass-produced pure electric supercar Evija, and a fuel road sports car The finale is Emira (Lotus booth: 8A25). Lotus Eletre adopts the same cockpit forward-moving design as Evija, perfectly applying the supercar design principles to SUVs. It is equipped with the world's first HYPER OS cockpit operating system with real-time rendering of the UNREAL engine. Under CLTC working conditions, the Eletre S+ version The cruising range can reach up to 650 kilometers, and its automatic driving function is based on NVIDIA DRIVE Orin.
Tier-1 and Autonomous Driving Rising Stars in the Spotlight
In addition to car companies, Tier-1 and rising stars in the autonomous driving industry also showcased the latest technologies and product solutions.
With its latest solutions in smart cockpit, smart driving and connected services, Desay SV continues to promote the development of autonomous driving performance (Desay SV booth: 2BC008). At this auto show, Desay SV demonstrated its cabin-driving fusion products based on DRIVE Orin SoC in its "ICPAurora Intelligent Central Computing Platform" exhibition area. This product can realize rich in-vehicle infotainment content, such as high-definition, smooth large-scale 3D games, multiple applications based on Android, etc., demonstrating Desay SV's advantages in cabin-driving integration and NVIDIA's single computing platform Realize the stability of the intelligent function of the whole vehicle.
In September last year, NVIDIA released a new generation of automotive-grade chip DRIVE Thor SoC. As an upgraded version of DRIVE Orin, DRIVE Thor can provide 2000 TFLOPS computing performance, and can realize the smart driving and cockpit functions of the whole vehicle on a single computing platform. With years of accumulated technical reserves and rich experience, Desay SV is confident in accelerating the implementation of the DRIVE Thor SoC-based cabin-driving integrated solution, which is expected to be mass-produced in 2025.
Baidu Apollo demonstrated the intelligent driving computing unit of Apollo City Driving Max, an L2+ level urban navigation assistance product (Baidu Apollo booth: 7A08). It adopts the smart driving domain controller independently developed by Baidu Apollo, equipped with two NVIDIA DRIVE Orin SoCs, which are used to improve the processing performance of camera and lidar sensor data, thereby further enhancing driving safety. It is understood that Baidu Apollo City Driving Max will be mass-produced within this year.
Momenta has launched its new advanced driver assistance solution, Mpilot Pro. This solution uses the cost-effective DRIVE Orin to meet the computing power requirements of mainstream mid-range models on the premise of being more economical and applicable. In addition, DRIVE Orin can support compatible architecture platforms from L2 to L5 fully autonomous vehicle development.
At this year's Shanghai Auto Show, NVIDIA DRIVE ecological partners can be seen everywhere. Users and industry participants are welcome to experience the software-defined car and smart travel solutions powered by NVIDIA technology at close range, and feel the future smart car that creates a safer, more convenient and more enjoyable travel experience.