BYD has published one of the most striking statistics of the year in the field of driver assistance systems. The company claims that its God's Eye complex has reduced the number of severe accidents sixfold across a fleet of more than 3 million vehicles.
According to BYD, this refers to accidents with serious damage and high risks for passengers. The company compares statistics from cars with activated driver assistance systems and cars without the use of the assistant complex.
God's Eye is BYD's proprietary platform for semi-autonomous driving. It includes lidars, cameras, radars, ultrasonic sensors, and Nvidia Drive computing systems. Depending on the version, the system supports lane keeping, automatic lane changes, adaptive cruise control, urban navigation, and automatic braking.
The scale is particularly important. Just a few years ago, advanced ADAS systems remained the prerogative of expensive premium models. Now, BYD is actively implementing God's Eye even in relatively affordable cars costing less than $15,000. In fact, China is accelerating the mass "democratization" of semi-autonomous driving.
However, such statements inevitably raise questions. Automakers are increasingly publishing their own safety statistics, but there are no unified international standards for evaluating ADAS effectiveness yet. For example, Tesla, GM, and Mercedes use different methods for counting accidents and system interventions.
Nevertheless, the trend is clear: modern driver assistance systems are gradually becoming one of the main factors in car safety. And now, Chinese companies are beginning to implement such technologies faster and on a larger scale than many traditional brands.