Xiaomi EV unveils enhanced HAD driver-assist system leveraging world model capabilities

• Xiaomi HAD Enhanced Edition builds upon the 10 million clips version by introducing reinforcement learning and world model capabilities.
• Xiaomi's smart driving team comprises over 1,800 members, including 108 PhDs.

Xiaomi EV, the electric vehicle unit of Xiaomi (HKG: 1810), has released an enhanced driver-assist feature incorporating world model capabilities.

Xiaomi HAD (Hyper Autonomous Driving) Enhanced Edition -- Xiaomi's end-to-end assisted driving feature -- debuts today at the opening day of the 2025 Guangzhou auto show, incorporating reinforcement learning and world model upon its 10 million clips version.

Xiaomi EV said that its ViSE algorithm for world model won the championship at the 2025 ICCV (International Conference on Computer Vision) professional challenge, while its Genesis generative model-related paper was accepted by NeurIPS (Annual Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems), a top AI conference.

The company noted that this technological upgrade enhances user experience, including improved traffic condition analysis capabilities.

Over the past few years, China's mainstream EV makers have targeted end-to-end technology as an advanced solution for assisted driving capabilities. In the past year, multiple companies have begun shifting toward adopting world models to simulate human driver behavior.

Xiaomi HAD Enhanced brings upgrades to AEB (Autonomous Emergency Braking) functionality and introduces a new AES (Automatic Emergency Steering) feature.

Xiaomi EV emphasizes that assisted driving is not autonomous driving, and drivers must remain fully attentive at all times.

Over 90 percent of Xiaomi EV users actively utilize its assisted driving features, which have helped prevent 457,000 potential collisions, according to the company.

Xiaomi will increase investment in assisted driving technology, with R&D spending in AI exceeding RMB 7 billion ($1 billion) in 2025, the company said.

Xiaomi's smart driving team currently comprises over 1,800 members, including 108 PhDs.

The 23rd Guangzhou International Automobile Exhibition commenced today, with the first day designated as media day. The general public may visit from November 22 to 30.

Xiaomi EV's booth is located in Hall 17.2 of Zone D, which also hosts Nio Inc's (NYSE: NIO) sub-brand Onvo, Xpeng (NYSE: XPEV), Avatr, Luxeed, and Changan Mazda.

Xiaomi EV began rolling out the Xiaomi HAD assisted driving feature -- based on end-to-end technology -- to all eligible vehicles in late February this year. Since then, free access to this feature has been a key selling point for its vehicles.

By late July, Xiaomi HAD was upgraded to a version trained on 10 million clips, delivering significant enhancements to its assisted driving capabilities.

Clips refer to video segments capturing human driver behavior, serving as training data to help AI models acquire superior driving skills.

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