Huawei claims it loses up to $4000 on each Aito M7 as vision-based ADS Pro version is launched

On Aug 26, the Aito M7 Pro launched, Aito a brand partnership between Huawei and Seres. The main difference between the Pro and the existing Ultra version is that the Pro uses a vision-based assisted driving system so, eliminating the Lidar unit and being cheaper. There are four configurations of the Aito M7 priced between 249,800 and 289,800 yen (35,100 – 40,700 USD).

A suite of sensors supports the ADS system. These consist of three millimeter-wavelength radars, 10 high-definition camera groups, and 12 ultrasonic sensors. Richard Yu, chairman of Huawei's smart car unit, said that the basic version of the ADS intelligent driving system uses the same source architecture as the high-end version. The only areas where it is weaker are its ability to deal with complex weather, night, and various other difficult situations.

Richard Yu also claimed Aito makes a loss of 20,000 to 30,000 yuan (2,800 – 4,200 USD) when selling each M7, partly due to the solid materials used in the car. The car has an all-aluminium alloy chassis and uses 2000 mega Pascal ultra-high-strength steel.