Changan starts 2026 Global Testing Season for SDA Intelligence
Changan began a global validation programme for its SDA intelligent-driving and chassis-control technologies with extreme-cold testing in Yakeshi.
Evidence notes
- The 2.33-square-kilometre proving ground has 14 test roads, over 70 surface types and more than 20 million test kilometres a year.
- Changan’s SDA Lab runs more than 400,000 virtual scenarios and over 3.3 million kilometres of intelligent-driving simulation each day.
- The 2026 programme also schedules high-humidity testing in Southeast Asia, high-altitude chassis tuning in the European Alps and long-distance reliability work in Mexico.
Company overview
Changan Automobile is a Chinese automaker developing production intelligent-driving systems and software-defined vehicle platforms across its passenger-vehicle brands. Its autonomy programme includes the SDA architecture, in-house assisted-driving functions and lidar-equipped vehicle lines, with series-production sensor sourcing from Hesai.