Wow Sophisticated! Xiaomi SU7 Brings Independent Parking Technology Upgrading

SU7, Xiaomi's first electric car. (Doc. Xiaomi)

JAKARTA - The smartphone manufacturer from China, Xiaomi, has officially introduced its first SU7 electric car on December 28, 2023.

One of the advantages revealed in its release is the ability of self-driving technology to take advantage of multiple sensors, including LiDAR, 11 HD cameras, and radar, which work together with an autopilot self-driving system.

Many automotive observers consider Xiaomi's self-driving technology capability to be more sophisticated than a number of manufacturers and even Tesla's.

To prove this, Tech Droider Clips through its Youtube account tried the ability of this feature but not on the road, but tried to park inside a graded parking building.

In the video, SU7 Xiaomi when driving herself meets a sedan on one of the floors, and she automatically steps down to give the sedan space to pass. After reaching the top floor, SU7 meets a minivan with a long wheelbase making parking maneuvers more difficult, but the electric car manages to complete its duties perfectly.

Please note, in most cars equipped with self-driving systems, drivers must find parking lots first before their cars automatically park themselves.

The rival, the Tesla Model 3, has an Autopark feature, which uses cameras and sensors to park in parallel or upright. However, this feature cannot be compared to what Xiaomi shows with SU7.

As reported by Carbuzz, January 3, this parking self-driving technology feature was also carried out by Mercedes-Benz in 2020 with a level 4 automatic parking system, which was later introduced in Germany two years later. The model equipped with Level 4 Park Pilot works like a valet without the presence of a human driver.

However, for Xiaomi, as the first stage of entering the automotive world, the results are quite impressive, the fact that the electric car video goes up to the top floor itself shows that Xiaomi technology is at least comparable to what Mercedes-Benz has.

In addition to the innovative self-parking function, Xiaomi SU7 is also available in the rear-wheel drive (RWD) and all-wheel drives (AWD) variants. The RWD model produces 295 dk armed with BYD batteries, while the AWD model produces 664 dk of power armed with CATL batteries.

Unfortunately for the United States (US) market, it is likely that this extraordinary SU7 technology cannot be enjoyed, given that US legislators are trying to prevent Chinese vehicles from being sold in the country.