Overview
- Nürburgring and Xiaomi released official timing and video showing a YU7 GT completed a fully autonomous lap in 10:29.483 with no one behind the wheel.
- That driverless time is about three minutes slower than the YU7 GT’s human-driven benchmark of roughly 7:22, underscoring a large performance gap between human racers and current track autonomy.
- Onboard footage shows the SUV reached roughly 210 km/h (about 130 mph) on the long straight, while the production YU7 GT is rated near 1,003 horsepower and uses a 101.7 kWh battery.
- Reporters and analysts noted cautious behavior on the lap—early braking, avoiding curbs and conservative lines—and said Xiaomi has not disclosed which autonomy stack or any track-specific software or remote aids it used.
- Industry observers say the timed run establishes an inaugural benchmark for high-speed autonomous testing and will likely be used to iterate software, even as it highlights how far driverless systems must improve to match human pace on extreme circuits.