Li Auto
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About Li Auto
Li Auto designs and manufactures premium extended-range and battery-electric vehicles, with driver assistance integrated across its current model lines. AD Max and AD Pro combine cameras, lidar, positioning and automotive compute for navigation-assisted driving, lane and obstacle handling, automated parking and active safety. Newer AD Max configurations use NVIDIA DRIVE Thor-U and can run Li Auto's Vision-Language-Action driver model; AD Pro uses Horizon Robotics Journey 6M.
Current L6 and L8 configurations list all-weather lidar across both assistance tiers, while their feature sets differ by compute and software package. AD Max supports full-scenario navigation assistance and parking-to-parking functions, and AD Pro provides highway navigation assistance and lane-centering functions. These are supervised production systems, not authorization for unattended driving. Li Auto owns the vehicle, driving software and validation stack; NVIDIA, Horizon Robotics and the lidar supplier provide specified compute or sensing components.
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Supply chain relationships
- Hesai Technology
Inbound - Sensing Perception - Li Auto's 2022 L9 production configuration incorporated Hesai AT128 lidar
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Team
- Li Xiang - Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer - Leads Li Auto’s vehicle, assisted-driving and artificial-intelligence strategy.
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- 2026-10-16 - Market Signal - Li Auto’s Mahexin chip unit signs RMB1.625 billion financing agreement
Hangzhou Jingtao, BlueRun Ventures and HLC led the external investment, with MiraclePlus participating. The base transaction implies a post-money valuation of about RMB16.63 billion. An additional subscription option of up to RMB500 million could lift that valuation to about RMB17.1 billion; Li Auto will retain control.
Source - 2026-05-16 - Production Milestone - Hesai reaches one million lidar units manufactured for Li Auto
The L9 Livis uses one forward-facing ATL-P lidar, two side-facing FTX units and one rear FTX unit. Hesai says the FTX sensors support close-range obstacle detection during parking and hazard detection beside the powered doors. The companies began cooperating in July 2021; Li Auto has named Hesai a strategic partner for three consecutive years.
Source - 2026-05-15 - Product Launch - Li Auto launches all-new L9 in China
The China launch included Ultra and Livis versions of the L9. Li Auto said international availability was planned for the third quarter. The new L9 launch marked a current product milestone for Li Auto's electric SUV lineup.
Source - 2025-11-11 - Partnership - Li Auto awarded Hesai exclusive lidar design wins for its new-generation assisted-driving platform
Hesai will continue to provide advanced perception technologies for Li Auto as the exclusive lidar supplier. Hesai’s AT series lidar has empowered the mass production of Li Auto’s vehicles with advanced driver – assistance capabilities, enhancing safety across complex driving scenarios. Looking ahead, Hesai and Li Auto will further deepen their collaboration, accelerating ADAS adoption and bringing safer assisted driving experiences to more users worldwide.
Source - 2021-07-09 - Partnership - Hesai and Li Auto sign automotive-lidar supply partnership
The work covered vehicle integration, reliability and functional safety in complex weather. The companies also included automated lidar manufacturing within the cooperation scope. The agreement targeted commercial use of lidar in autonomous electric vehicles.
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