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First mass-produced four-wheel steer-by-wire SUV set to debut as IM LS9 Hyper
China's premium EV brand IM Motors is preparing to launch the LS9 Hyper, positioning it as the world's first mass-produced SUV equipped with a full four-wheel steer-by-wire system.
On January 30, IM Motors announced that its flagship SUV, the LS9 Hyper, has achieved three major breakthroughs in chassis technology. The model is the first production SUV in the industry to adopt a four-wheel steer-by-wire system, and it has also passed a reliability challenge certification conducted by the China Automotive Technology and Research Center (CATARC), making it the first mass-produced steer-by-wire vehicle to receive such validation. In addition, the LS9 Hyper will debut SAIC Motor's first production-ready triple-motor vector all-wheel-drive system.
SAIC Motor, which led the drafting of China's new national standard for steer-by-wire systems (GB17675-2025), has invested in the technology for many years. The LS9 Hyper represents the most comprehensive commercial outcome of this R&D effort and fully complies with all requirements of the new standard, marking a key step toward large-scale industrialization of steer-by-wire technology in the Chinese automotive market.
BYD invests 100 mln yuan in autonomous mining tech firm Boonary
Boonary, a Chinese specialist in electric autonomous mining trucks and zero-carbon unmanned mining solutions, has secured a strategic investment of 100 million yuan from BYD. The move signals a strong endorsement from one of the world's leading new energy vehicle and battery technology groups, reflecting confidence in Boonary's technology roadmap and business model for electrified and intelligent mining vehicles.
ECARX unveils Zenith computing platform to accelerate cockpit–driving convergence in the AI-defined vehicle era
On January 30, ECARX announced it had officially launched the ECARX · Zenith ("Tianji" in Chinese Pinyin) computing platform, marking a major step in the company's transition toward AI-centric vehicle architectures.
Built on Qualcomm's Snapdragon Ride Elite (SA8797P), the Zenith is positioned as a central computing solution designed to accelerate the convergence of smart cockpits and advanced driving systems, a direction increasingly seen as critical to next-generation intelligent vehicles worldwide.
