During the livestream on the 18th, Lei Jun stated that Xiaomi road test vehicles must be driven to their "full lifecycle." What does this mean?
Official answer
During the Xiaomi SU7 Pro livestream on May 18, 2024, Lei Jun mentioned "150,000 to 200,000 kilometers" and "full lifecycle," which was misunderstood by some netizens as "the full lifecycle of the Xiaomi SU7 is 150,000 to 200,000 kilometers." The testing Lei Jun referred to means that, in addition to the standard test vehicles, Xiaomi invested 100 test vehicles for nationwide public road testing. These vehicles were produced to mass production standards. After completing standard testing, they continued with additional testing, and some vehicles will be tested up to 150,000 to 200,000 kilometers. The purpose is to safeguard future feature OTA updates, ensuring that everyone can continuously receive high-quality new features and more stable software-hardware synergy. Persisting with large-scale road testing after launch is very rare in the industry.
In fact, the testing mileage of the Xiaomi SU7 before its official launch had already exceeded 5.4 million kilometers, aiming for thorough validation prior to release. As of May 19, the total cumulative testing mileage of Xiaomi SU7 test vehicles reached nearly 7 million kilometers, with a target of 11 million kilometers. The number of test vehicles invested by Xiaomi SU7 is 10 times the industry level, and the testing mileage is 2 to 3 times the industry level. The durability and reliability of the Xiaomi SU7 are unquestionable, and the testing volume far exceeds industry standards.
In summary, please rest assured that "tenfold investment, earnestly building a good car" is not empty talk. Behind the scenes where everyone cannot see, Xiaomi EV is working hard every day to build a good car for everyone with high goals that exceed industry standards, and persisting in fully validating new features to ensure the product truly becomes better with frequent use and gets better the more you use it after release.