Gasgoo Munich- Chery opened pre-orders for the FULWIN T9L on March 25, starting at 139,900 yuan. The 230Pro and 230Max trims, equipped with Horizon Robotics' HSD full-scene driver assistance system, are priced at 159,900 yuan and 169,900 yuan respectively.
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This is the fourth production model to feature Horizon's HSD. Positioned as a large five-seat SUV in the 150,000-yuan class, the T9L signals a shift: high-level intelligent driving is trickling down from the premium 300,000-yuan-plus market into the mainstream family segment.
On the hardware front, the T9L runs on Horizon's Journey 6P chip. Delivering 560 TOPS of computing power, the chip uses a third-generation BPU Nash architecture optimized for real-time Transformer model inference. The Journey 6P is among the top-performing intelligent driving chips in China, with power management tuned to meet the stability demands of family vehicles.
On the software side, HSD employs a one-stage end-to-end architecture paired with reinforcement learning algorithms. By integrating perception, decision-making, and planning into a single model, the system minimizes information loss between modules. This approach makes handling tasks like car-following, lane changes, and navigating complex intersections feel more human-like.
Functionally, HSD covers scenarios ranging from urban congestion and rural roads to long-distance highway driving. During production validation, the system focused on refining smoothness in stop-and-go traffic, predictive capabilities on country roads, and takeover stability during extended highway trips.
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Horizon and Chery share a long-standing partnership. The T9L pre-sale marks the first mass deployment of the Journey 6P in a 150,000-yuan SUV, as well as a large-scale rollout of HSD in the mainstream family market. For Horizon, this is a market test of its full-stack capabilities — spanning chips, systems, and vehicle integration — as they reach drivers in volume.
With the T9L entering pre-sales, the rollout pace for HSD is accelerating. The next critical test is whether this software-hardware solution can maintain continuous data-driven iteration in real-world use — and whether the cost benefits of scale can push the technology into even lower price brackets.
