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We've known for a while that the Xiaomi Car was coming, and it looks like we're now very close to getting a preview of what will become the first full vehicle built from scratch by a technology company.
Xiaomi has announced a Xiaomi EV technology event for December 28, promising to provide users worldwide with a preview of what to expect from the upcoming vehicle. It is worth knowing that the event won't witness the Xiaomi Car unveiling but only offer a glimpse into the technology that'll eventually be available on the vehicle.
The Xiaomi Car, tentatively called SU7 (with a SU7 Max allegedly joining the lineup with upgraded specs), should enter mass production in the first half of 2024. Xiaomi could take the wraps off the vehicle, which has already been revealed in MIIT renderings and other leaks happening lately, early next year.
This week's event will focus on "technological breakthroughs that our engineering team has made," Lei Jun, founder and CEO of Xiaomi, explained in a tweet.
Jun is personally involved in the Xiaomi Car development, explaining that his goal was to "build a great car." The Xiaomi CEO says he originally wanted to drive 100 cars before taking the wraps off the company's first model to "earn from the strengths of each one." He has since surpassed the goal, as "I've now driven over 150 cars."
Jun explains that he wants Xiaomi to be one of the companies contributing to the transformation of the car concept. After Porsche and Tesla, with the latter turning "the car into a mobile computer on wheels," Jun says Xiaomi wants to "create mobile smart spaces."
Lei Jun announcing the event on Twitter is not surprising. Xiaomi is aiming for an international launch of the vehicle, though the SU7 could initially become available in China exclusively. However, Xiaomi hopes to compete against Tesla worldwide, so reaching a global audience was a priority.
Xiaomi's Stride event will start at 14:00 in China, but if you live in Europe, you'll have to wake up early to get this unexpected preview of the technology available on the Xiaomi Car. The event will kick off at 7:00 AM CET.
Xiaomi is the first tech company to launch a car, with other firms in this space projected to follow in its footsteps in the coming years. Apple is the most notable, as the iPhone maker has been working on an Apple Car for approximately a decade. The vehicle is expected to see daylight in 2026, though its development advanced slower than anticipated, and a potential delay is still possible. Apple originally wanted to launch the Apple Car in 2024 or 2025, but the company's ambition to build everything from scratch, without the involvement of a traditional carmaker, made the project more challenging for a tech firm without the car manufacturing know-how.
The Xiaomi Car, tentatively called SU7 (with a SU7 Max allegedly joining the lineup with upgraded specs), should enter mass production in the first half of 2024. Xiaomi could take the wraps off the vehicle, which has already been revealed in MIIT renderings and other leaks happening lately, early next year.
This week's event will focus on "technological breakthroughs that our engineering team has made," Lei Jun, founder and CEO of Xiaomi, explained in a tweet.
Jun is personally involved in the Xiaomi Car development, explaining that his goal was to "build a great car." The Xiaomi CEO says he originally wanted to drive 100 cars before taking the wraps off the company's first model to "earn from the strengths of each one." He has since surpassed the goal, as "I've now driven over 150 cars."
Jun explains that he wants Xiaomi to be one of the companies contributing to the transformation of the car concept. After Porsche and Tesla, with the latter turning "the car into a mobile computer on wheels," Jun says Xiaomi wants to "create mobile smart spaces."
Lei Jun announcing the event on Twitter is not surprising. Xiaomi is aiming for an international launch of the vehicle, though the SU7 could initially become available in China exclusively. However, Xiaomi hopes to compete against Tesla worldwide, so reaching a global audience was a priority.
Xiaomi's Stride event will start at 14:00 in China, but if you live in Europe, you'll have to wake up early to get this unexpected preview of the technology available on the Xiaomi Car. The event will kick off at 7:00 AM CET.
Xiaomi is the first tech company to launch a car, with other firms in this space projected to follow in its footsteps in the coming years. Apple is the most notable, as the iPhone maker has been working on an Apple Car for approximately a decade. The vehicle is expected to see daylight in 2026, though its development advanced slower than anticipated, and a potential delay is still possible. Apple originally wanted to launch the Apple Car in 2024 or 2025, but the company's ambition to build everything from scratch, without the involvement of a traditional carmaker, made the project more challenging for a tech firm without the car manufacturing know-how.
At the launch event on the 28th, I'll be sharing a series of technological breakthroughs that our engineering team has made. But I also want to talk about the deeper thinking that fueled them.
— Lei Jun (@leijun) December 26, 2023
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