ET9 adds two Robin W medium-range wide-angle LiDARs for the first time, in addition to one Falcon ultra-long-range LiDAR. Nio's fourth-generation swap station will feature six Robin W LiDARs.

This combination of Falcon and Robin W solution gives the Nio model a 350° LiDAR perception, Seyond said.

Nio said at the launch of the ET9 that the model will feature the Aquila 2.0 sensing system, which can detect a maximum area of more than 400,000 square meters.

Nio also unveiled the fourth-generation battery swap station at Nio Day 2023, which will be powered by four Nvidia Orin X chips and six ultra-wide angle LiDARs.

Nio didn't mention more details about the LiDAR at the time, but Seyond said yesterday that this next-generation station will carry six Robin W LiDARs to provide a better sense of the environment around the station.

Nio is currently installing the third-generation battery swap station that carries two LiDARs as well as two Nvidia Orin chips.

Nio unveiled its first in-house chip, Yangjian, on September 21, a LiDAR master chip jointly built by the company and Seyond.

Seyond plans to make a US initial public offering (IPO) that will issue up to 21,382,252 ordinary shares and list them on the Nasdaq exchange, according to an August 10 announcement on the China Securities Regulatory Commission's website.

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