Nio has announced that its NOP+ (Navigate on Pilot Plus) feature now covers 99 percent of the cities in mainland China, totaling 726 cities. This marks an increase of 120 cities since February, according to a statement released today on Weibo by the electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer.
The company stated that NOP+ has completed over 1 million kilometers of road verification to date. Harry Wong, Nio’s head of intelligent driving products and experience, clarified in a retweet that the 726 cities refer to those where road verification has been completed, excluding “Unlimited Mode.”
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Wong also mentioned that all Nio stores in China now offer customers the opportunity to experience the NOP+ feature. He previously announced on March 1 that NOP+ includes an Unlimited Mode, allowing it to be used on virtually any road in China. Nio was actively recruiting pioneer users for NOP+’s Unlimited Mode, with initial slots available for 100 people.
Originally available only on highways, NOP+ is Nio’s ADAS (Advanced Driver Assistance System). At Nio’s first IN 2023 Innovation Day on September 21, 2023, the company announced the extension of NOP+ coverage from highways to urban roads.
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Nio relies on “group intelligence” to enable NOP+ to rapidly expand its coverage mileage in Chinese cities. In the fourth quarter of last year, Nio launched an engineering test of the Unlimited Mode as a complement to the group intelligence validation mode, Wong stated.
Morgan Stanley analyst Tim Hsiao’s team noted in a March 1 research note that Nio’s latest NOP+ could potentially be used outside of Greater China, showcasing the algorithm’s adaptability to different traffic rules and driving scenarios.