At the 28th Chongqing International Auto Exhibition, Changan Group has officially launched its self-developed Advanced Driver-Assistance System, SDA Pilot.
At the press conference, Zhu Huarong, Chairman of Changan Group, stated: "Changan will work together with partners and users worldwide to make ADAS better, more practical, and more accessible, protecting every journey with smart technology."
The Changan NEVO Q06 model will come standard with SDA Pilot across all trim levels and hit China’s domestic market in the second half of 2026.
Changan claims SDA Pilot breaks the boundaries of traditional physical safety and establishes three comprehensive safety defence systems covering physical well-being, mental comfort and emotional interaction.
The entry-level SDA Pilot Pro comes standard with LiDAR, capable of identifying obstacles in low-light conditions such as at night or in tunnels two seconds faster than the human eye. Supported by the SDA Central Ring Network Architecture, the system cuts response time by an additional 150 milliseconds. Changan says SDA Pilot Max, leverages over 20 million high-quality real-world driving data segments for training, delivering ‘exceptional perception and predictive capabilities to confidently navigate complex, high-frequency commuting scenarios’. The top-tier SDA Pilot Ultra is integrated with the VLM (Vision Language Model), which ‘greatly enhances the vehicle's environmental perception and enables interactive advanced driver-assistance functions, turning the vehicle into an intuitive travel companion’.
In the future, an active driver incapacitation protection function will also be introduced to safeguard driving safety at the first moment.
While continuously evolving its ADAS user experience, Changan remains committed to its safety bottom line, noting that: "Driver assistance is not autonomous driving. Drivers are still required to take on the core responsibilities of real-time monitoring and taking over control at any time."
Advancing the "1445" global strategy
Changan Group says it lives by the tenet of "Intelligence defines Changan." As a core component of the "1445" Global Strategy that underpins four transformation priorities (The four priorities refer to: intelligent mobility, electrification, a unified ecosystem, and globalization), intelligent mobility stands as the primary driving force for Changan's upgrading. The company is committed to building a world-class auto group with global competitiveness and independent core technologies, aiming to rank among the world's top 10 automobile brands by 2030. It says the launch of SDA Pilot marks a landmark achievement of this strategy in the advanced driving-assistance sector.
