BYD’s Latest EV Costs Just over $10,000, Goes 250 Miles, and Packs a LiDAR, Too

BYD’s latest EV costs just over $10,000, goes 250 miles, and packs a LiDAR, too

BYD just launched the 2026 Seagull with a starting price of $10,300 and an optional LiDAR driver-assist package that puts features usually reserved for premium EVs into one of the world's most affordable electric cars.

Ultra-Cheap BYD Seagull's Optional LIDAR Feature Challenges Western Automakers To Step Up Their Game Once Again

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BYD's cheapest EV now has a roof-mounted LiDAR, and it still starts at just $13,000

The Seagull is now the first A00-class EV with a roof-mounted LiDAR. BYD upgraded the entry-level EV, bringing its smart...

BYD’s smallest and cheapest electric car gets LiDAR self-driving tech

BYD to offer LiDAR sensors to help upgrade autonomous driving tech in its smallest and lowest cost EVs, indicating a step change in the ability to bring the technology to the mass market. The post BYD’s smallest and cheapest electric car gets LiDAR self-driving tech appeared first on The Driven.

BYD brings advanced LiDAR tech to its smallest budget EV

The 2026 BYD Seagull, which goes by the names Dolphin Mini and Dolphin Surf, was revealed in China. The visual differences between the new model and the previous one are hard to spot - apart from a surprise it carries on its roof. For the first time in this price range, a car company is offering LiDAR technology. This sensor helps the car "see" the world using lasers. Until now, we could only find this expensive tech on more expensive EVs, but B…

BMW And Mercedes Dropped LiDAR Over Cost, China Puts It On A $10K Hatch

BYD has rolled out a revised version of the little Seagull hatch in China. The tiny EV starts at $10,300, or $13,400 with BYD’s DiPilot 300 ADAS. DiPilot 300 isn’t fully autonomous, but can handle city streets, stoplights. Though camera-loving Tesla swears otherwise, most experts agree that Lidar is the gold standard of driver assistance sensing technology. It’s better at judging distances and detecting unlit objects than cameras, and sees in mo…