Jetour Great Sage X-1 SUV announced with Huawei L3 autonomous driving system

On January 1, 2021, Jetour officially announced its new SUV car X-1 with the name “Jetour Great Sage” that will be equipped with Huawei L3 autonomous driving system. Back in July, Jetour declared its independence for Chery Automobile company.

Previously, Jetour was the sub-brand of Chery that mainly focuses on high-performance price SUV models. Also, Jetour has won the heart of many consumers with the super high-cost performance medium-sized SUV with less than 70000 yuan.

After the separation, Jetour has become one of the major brands with Chery Automobile, Kaiyi Automobile, and Xingtu Automobile in the Chinese market. So, without wasting the time, let’s explore the Jetour new X-1 SUV in detail.

Jetour X-1 medium size SUV:

According to the information, the Jetour  X-1 SUV comes with the self-developed “Kunlun” architecture platform, equipped with  Huawei’s high-end L3 Autonomous Driving Assistance System, smart Cockpit. 3.0 and Healthy Cockpit 4.0.

Additionally, Jitu X-1 will be equipped with Cherry Kunpeng DHT hybrid system and Chery Core fuel-powered platform. Also, the four-wheel-drive version of this model has a rear-mounted single motor, which can realize 9 working modes including:

• Pure electric drive
• Extended-range mode drive
• Parallel mode drive
• Engine direct drive and more

These above mentioned modes can balance fuel consumption and power requirements in different scenarios. More information discloses that it will be launched on the market next year.

Huawei six levels of autonomous driving:

SAE International defines six levels of self-driving cars:

• L0: no automation
• L1: driver assistance
• L2: partial automation
• L3: conditional automation
• L4: high automation
• L5: full automation

Currently, the general belief in the automotive industry is that the large-scale adoption of autonomous driving at L2, L3, L4, and L5 will be achieved in 2018, 2020, 2025, and 2030, respectively. These milestones will be pushed by a mix of industrial, commercial, and social factors.

(Source: ithome)