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Nio unveils own LiDAR chips and battery packs
Nio is having a very busy month - first, it was the unveiling of the brand new Nio EC6, an event in its own right. The EC6 already looks like a runaway success with orders pouring through and deliveries already being pushed back by 3 to 4 weeks. Not deterred, Nio finally pulled the curtain back on the Nio Phone but during the event, there were a couple of nuggets - Nio's own LiDAR sensor and in-house developed large cylindrical battery cells.
At the NIO IN2023 Innovation Day event in Shanghai, William Li, the visionary founder of Nio, proudly announced the naming of their self-developed NX6031 LiDAR control chip as "Yang Jian". While the name evokes its unique role within vehicles, the real story is the chip's performance. Although it may not be topping the charts in technical specifications, it represents a balance between reduced power consumption (by 50%) and cost efficiency.
Unfortunately, Nio's CEO kept the presentation brief and there weren't too many details about the new chip. Jump back to 2022, NIO, not a company to back down from a challenge, showed its mettle in the face of skepticism from tech giant Nvidia. At the heart of the matter was the timely introduction of Nvidia's Drive Orin solution. Despite Nvidia’s reservations, Nio, through collaboration, managed to beat expectations and swiftly incorporated Nvidia's tech into its ET7 sedan. The result? A supercomputer, dubbed "Adam," capable of delivering a staggering 1,016 TOPS (trillion operations per second), an essential feature for advanced driver assistance and autonomous driving.
www.arenaev.com
Nio is having a very busy month - first, it was the unveiling of the brand new Nio EC6, an event in its own right. The EC6 already looks like a runaway success with orders pouring through and deliveries already being pushed back by 3 to 4 weeks. Not deterred, Nio finally pulled the curtain back on the Nio Phone but during the event, there were a couple of nuggets - Nio's own LiDAR sensor and in-house developed large cylindrical battery cells.
At the NIO IN2023 Innovation Day event in Shanghai, William Li, the visionary founder of Nio, proudly announced the naming of their self-developed NX6031 LiDAR control chip as "Yang Jian". While the name evokes its unique role within vehicles, the real story is the chip's performance. Although it may not be topping the charts in technical specifications, it represents a balance between reduced power consumption (by 50%) and cost efficiency.
Unfortunately, Nio's CEO kept the presentation brief and there weren't too many details about the new chip. Jump back to 2022, NIO, not a company to back down from a challenge, showed its mettle in the face of skepticism from tech giant Nvidia. At the heart of the matter was the timely introduction of Nvidia's Drive Orin solution. Despite Nvidia’s reservations, Nio, through collaboration, managed to beat expectations and swiftly incorporated Nvidia's tech into its ET7 sedan. The result? A supercomputer, dubbed "Adam," capable of delivering a staggering 1,016 TOPS (trillion operations per second), an essential feature for advanced driver assistance and autonomous driving.
Nio unveils own LiDAR chips and battery packs
Nio continues to showcase its strategic agility, from developing its LiDAR control chip to potential battery partnerships, highlighting its commitment to innovation in the EV space.
www.arenaev.com
