The best Chinese driver assistance systems in 2026

ADS 5 has three tiers: ADS Max, ADS Pro and ADS SE. Max uses an 896-line dual-path lidar plus 0, 3 or 4 solid-state lidars, 11 cameras and 3 or 5 radars. Pro uses in-cabin 'Limera' laser vision instead of a roof lidar. SE has no lidar and 10 cameras (Huawei).

Max and Pro list city, highway and campus navigation assist (NCA). SE lists highway NCA but only city lane cruise assist. Huawei says not every model supports every feature, and some need a later OTA update (Huawei).

Huawei's October 2026 report counts 17.27 billion km of assisted driving (Huawei). Huawei also claims 10.827 million km per serious crash in assisted mode, 6.02 times its estimate for human drivers. That is its own method and data (Huawei).

Huawei shows no package price, subscription or trial. Each carmaker sets the price, so ask the dealer.

Skip it if: you want city NOA on a budget car (SE lists only city lane cruise) or you live outside China.

What we saw: From a US IP the site served its Chinese pages with no geo notice; the tier table and October report were readable, and no price was shown.

On the P7 configurator, base Max trims list one Turing AI chip and NGP. The Ultra SE pack (RMB 12,000, one-time) has two chips and second-gen VLA. The Ultra pack (RMB 20,000) has three chips and adds Xpeng's VLM model. No subscription is shown. The P7 starts at RMB 203,800 (Xpeng).

The Turing chip has a 40-core CPU and two in-house NPUs and runs models up to 30B parameters. Xpeng gives no TOPS figure (Xpeng).

The G9L launched with a new VLA 2.0 version: Xpeng says it adds 30-second memory, a world model that predicts 6 seconds ahead and 300% faster response (Xpeng). Coverage excludes Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan (Xpeng).

Skip it if: you live outside mainland China or want VLA 2.0 without paying for the chip pack.

What we saw: The P7 configurator opened without an account from a US IP and listed Ultra SE at RMB 12,000 and Ultra at RMB 20,000.

God's Eye has three tiers: A (DiPilot 600) with three lidars, mainly on Yangwang; B (DiPilot 300) with one lidar on Denza and some BYD models; C (DiPilot 100) with cameras and radar and no lidar on mainstream BYDs (Gasgoo).

God's Eye B is a RMB 12,000 option across the BYD lineup (CnEVPost). It rose from RMB 9,900 on May 1, 2026 on Dynasty, Ocean and Fangchengbao models, and BYD blamed memory chip costs (Gasgoo). It is bought with the car, not a subscription.

BYD pays the full cost of accidents caused while city NOA is used, on A and B cars, for one year from delivery, in China only. The cover is not limited to the first owner. BYD's own Xuanji A3 chip is 4 nm, and 3.15 million BYDs had assisted driving by late May 2026 (CnEVPost).

Skip it if: you live outside China, where the crash cover does not apply, or you want lidar on a C-tier car.

What we saw: From a US IP, bydauto.com.cn redirected to byd.com/us, which shows no God's Eye content.

Li Auto says driver assistance is standard on every model, with a lifetime zero subscription fee (Li Auto). It adds that equipment differs by model.

Its own Mach M100 chip gives 1,280 TOPS on a 5 nm automotive process, but only on the AD 5.0 platform. Cars have a front ATL-P lidar, 11 cameras and UWB near-field radar instead of ultrasonic sensors. Livis adds three solid-state lidars (Li Auto).

Features include VLA driving that takes spoken instructions, point-to-point parking in any car park, and AEB and AES up to 130 km/h. Li Auto says these do not replace the driver (Li Auto).

Skip it if: you want the M100 chip on any Li Auto: it is only on AD 5.0 cars, and equipment differs by model.

What we saw: From a US IP, lixiang.com served Chinese pages and RMB prices with no redirect.

Momenta's mass-production systems cover L2 to L2++, with complex intersections, construction diversion, Super Parking and emergency steering. Carmakers get one standard platform ('Mainline') or an 'Open Solution' they can customise (Momenta).

It listed in Hong Kong on July 8, 2026 (ticker 6880, HK$295.6 a share), with over 1 million vehicles, over 100 production models and over 210 nomination programs (Momenta).

The Audi E7X (pre-sale May 8, 2026, from RMB 289,800) is to be the first model with Momenta's L3 capability. Audi sells it as the 'Audi Panoramic Assisted Driving System' (Momenta). Other partners include Mercedes-Benz, BMW, SAIC Volkswagen, Buick, FAW Toyota, GTMC, Chery, IM and MG, plus Peugeot and Jeep via DSAT (Momenta).

Skip it if: you want to compare a published price or spec: Momenta publishes neither, and its systems ship under the carmaker's name.

What we saw: From a US IP the English site loaded with no redirect and showed no price.

HSD comes in three versions, all L2 city driving assistance with lidar optional: HSD 300 for the RMB 100k+ segment (two Journey 6M), HSD 600 for RMB 150k+ (one Journey 6P) and HSD 1200 for RMB 200k+ (two Journey 6P) (Horizon).

Journey 6P gives 560 TOPS and Journey 6M 128 TOPS. Horizon calls the 6M 'the best value choice for urban driving assistance in the mass market' (Horizon).

Horizon reports design wins with 10 carmaker brands across more than 20 models and targets 10 million HSD units in 3 to 5 years. The first production car with HSD, the Exeed ET5, launched on November 28, 2025 (Horizon).

Skip it if: you want to compare by price or buy it as an upgrade: Horizon sells only to carmakers, so check the exact trim.

What we saw: Horizon's English and Chinese HSD pages gave the same tiers, sensor sets and adoption figures.

Nio's page sells NOP+ for highways, urban expressways and open city roads: lane changes, overtaking, unprotected turns, roundabouts and obstacle avoidance. It can also drive into highway battery swap stations (Nio).

Nio's page lists no price. ES8 Five-Seat orders placed by July 31, 2026 got five years of free NOP+, and that offer has ended. The ES8 Five-Seat uses the NX9031, which Nio calls the first 5 nm automotive smart-driving chip (Nio).

Nio says to keep hands on the wheel and advises against NOP+ in bad weather, roadworks and complex junctions (Nio).

Skip it if: you want a published long-term price or bad-weather use: Nio lists no price and advises against NOP+ in rain, snow, fog and roadworks.

What we saw: From a US IP, nio.cn/ad loaded in Chinese with no redirect and showed no price.

ZYT says ClixPilot works on petrol and electric cars and runs cockpit and driving on a single chip. It shipped end-to-end city navigation in 2025 and is pushing version 4.0 by OTA in 2026 (ZYT).

ZYT makes its own stereo cameras, JIMU 2.0 lidar-vision sensor and ZHIZHOU blind-zone lidar, and offers controllers from 144 to 2,000+ TOPS. It names no chip vendor (ZYT).

It lists 34 core customers and partners, 60+ models in mass production and 130+ nominated models; the cars shown are SAIC-VW and FAW-VW models. FAW made a strategic investment of over RMB 3.6 billion in 2025 (ZYT). Truck highway NOA has been in production since July 2026 (ZYT).

Skip it if: you want to compare by price or buy it as an upgrade: ZYT sells only to carmakers, and compute and sensors vary by car.

What we saw: From a US IP the site loaded in English; the partner numbers showed even when the logos did not load.