Chinese automaker byd (1211.hk) signed an agreement with Deepseek to co-develop a new autonomous technology, which could be bad news for car manufacturers like Tesla (Tsla).
Deepseek, the generative company of AI based in China, has recently been under the spotlight, largely because it offers AI technology comparable to that of Openai, but would have less costs while requiring less resources.
Byd, the largest automaker in China, adopted a more cautious approach to its autonomous technology compared to Tesla. But the company now deploys its advanced “God’s eye” advanced assistance system (ADAS) to all its cars, from its expensive Yangwang models to entry -level cars costing just under 100,000 yuan (or $ 13,700) , by site China EV. Carnewschina.
The Eye System of God presents itself in three different offers depending on the functionality, which all use the Xuanji architecture of Byd to feed its autonomous technology. This implies a combination of on -board fleas, cloud computing and sensors, as well as the cloud and the AI of vehicles.
The Xuanji configuration will be connected to the DEEPSEEK R1 AI model to improve the capabilities of the vehicle AI, as well as those of the cloud.
Tesla has placed a big bet on its own autonomous technology, at least According to Wall Street analysts And CEO Elon Musk himself. However, the company has not received regulatory approval to deploy FSD (complete autonomous) features in China.
Said musk during Tesla’s Q1 winning call Asked about the deployment of the FSD in China, “we have challenges because … they do not currently allow us to transfer training videos outside of China. And then the US government will not let us do training in China.
Apart from China, Tesla’s FSD and Robotaxi plans followed Tesla’s last calendar, as indicated in its update of the profits of the first quarter. Musk said that his Robotaxi service – powered by the paying and unopensed FSD – came to Austin, Texas, in June. This service would use current Tesla vehicles belonging to the company.
Musk also said that the specially designed Robotaxi of Tesla, Cybercab, was on the right track for an outing in 2026.
The threat of Byd for autonomous prowess and Tesla AI occurs while Chinese society is closer to Tesla in the sales of Pure EV. The fact that it can offer autonomous software in its electric vehicles, which is cheaper than Tesla, could push Byd over the very important Chinese market.
As for the United States, 100% prices of President Joe Biden on Chinese electric vehicles means that BYD electric vehicles will not be a threat to the American market, at least for the moment.