Chinese media has conducted extensive testing of advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) on various types of roads, including highways and nighttime scenarios. Tesla, which relies solely on visual sensors, performed better than Chinese automakers with LiDAR solutions, including Huawei and Xiaomi, auto blogger Sawyer Merritt reported.
ADAS (Advanced Driver Assistance Systems) is a set of technologies that assist the driver while driving, such as lane keeping, automatic braking, adaptive cruise control, and traffic sign recognition. Such systems increase safety and reduce the risk of accidents, but their effectiveness depends on algorithms and sensors.
The highest scores were received by the Tesla Model 3 (RWD Refreshed) and Tesla Model X (2023 LR Refreshed) - 5 out of 6 tests each. Among Chinese electric vehicles, the best results were achieved by the Xpeng G6, Wenjie M9, Zhijle R7 and BYD Z9GT EV, which passed 3 out of 6 scenarios.
In the middle category were Aion RT (2025), Platinum 3X, Avita 12 and Wenjie M7, which passed 2 out of 5 or 2 out of 6 tests. The worst performers were Xiaomi SU7, NIO ES6 and BYD Seagull.
The Zeekr 001 (2025 YOU Edition), Baojun Enjoy PHEV, Lynk & Co, Han LEV, as well as a number of other models that did not pass any tests, completely failed the system test.