Chinese media outlet Dongchedi conducted a large ADAS test of 36 cars in 15 obstacle scenarios. Six of them were travelling at high speeds on the expressway, and nine of them were in urban scenarios.
Let’s look at the ranking of the highway advanced driver-assistance system (ADAS) tests. A total of 36 cars were tested in six different scenarios, ranging from a sudden highway stop to avoiding a construction site and a collision with a wild pig. Yes (Y) means that the car passed the test by successfully changing the line or by activating autonomous emergency braking (AEB). No (N) means the car crashed.
The Tesla Model 3 sedan and Model X SUV took the first and second positions, respectively, receiving 5/6 points and passing nearly all the test scenarios. The Model X was also the only car that successfully avoided the encounter with the wild pig. Unlike most of the other cars, Tesla vehicles were not equipped with lidar. The third spot went surprisingly to Great Wall Motor’s Wey Lanshan (also known as Wey 07) with its Coffee Pilot Ultra ADAS.
The last positions went to cars such as Zeekr 7X, Xpeng P7+, Onvo L60, Firefly EV, or Mercedes-Benz C-Class, which didn’t avoid any of the scenarios.
Interestingly, cars from the same brands, equipped with the same ADAS, sometimes solved different situations differently. This can be caused by a slightly different software version, different sensor positions that send inputs to the ADAS software, or different ADAS chips with varying computing power, which can influence reaction time or other variables occurring in real-life testing.
26 cars were tested in nine different urban driving scenarios, including entering a roundabout, making a U-turn, encountering pedestrians crossing, or interacting with an aggressive e-bike.
Tesla got the first spot again with Model X, passing 8 out of 9 scenarios successfully. It was followed by Luxeed R7, equipped with Huawei’s ADS, and Avatr 12, also equipped with Huawei’s ADS ADAS.
Zeekr 7X and Onvo L60 were again among the losers, joined by Baojun Xiangjing and Wey Lanshan, which performed well in highway scenarios.
Here is the video from the testing:
