Overview
- Nürburgring timing and Xiaomi released video showing the YU7 GT completed a full 20.8 km lap without a person in the driver’s seat and recorded a time of 10:29.483.
- The track created a new autonomous electric-vehicle timing category to record and compare driverless laps on the Nordschleife.
- The driverless lap was roughly three minutes slower than the YU7 GT’s human-driven runs, underlining a large gap between current track-capable autonomy and skilled human drivers.
- Onboard footage shows conservative behavior—earlier braking, missed apexes, curb avoidance—and a top speed of about 130 mph on the back straight, and Xiaomi says the exercise is intended to collect engineering data rather than signal a finished consumer feature.
- Media and analysts note Xiaomi has not disclosed key preparation details such as any track-specific software, training data or the role of remote operators, so the run stands as an early, verifiable benchmark rather than proof of generalizable racing-level autonomy.