Zeekr’s 1,400 TOPS G-Pilot H9: Is This the Future of Self-Driving?

Zeekr, the Chinese electric vehicle brand under Geely, has officially introduced its advanced driver assistance system called the G-Pilot. This cutting-edge technology is designed to compete with some of the most advanced intelligent driving solutions on the market, including Huawei and BYD’s systems. What makes the Zeekr G-Pilot stand out is its multiple Light Detection and Ranging sensors and its remarkable computing power of 1,400 trillion operations per second.

Zeekr has structured its G-Pilot system into multiple tiers, each offering a different level of intelligence and automation. While the company has not disclosed the total number of available tiers, Geely’s broader G-Pilot technology is known to have five different variants: H1, H3, H5, H7, and H9. Among them, Zeekr is emphasizing the most advanced version, the G-Pilot H9.

At the heart of the Zeekr G-Pilot H9 is a pair of Nvidia Drive AGX Thor chips, delivering an impressive 1,400 trillion operations per second in computing power. For reference, BYD’s most advanced God’s Eye A system, also known as DiPilot 600, offers 600 trillion operations per second. Along with its high computing power, the H9 variant features 13 high-resolution cameras, 3 millimeter-wave radars, and multiple Light Detection and Ranging sensors.

Thanks to its high-tech hardware and artificial intelligence integration, Zeekr claims that the G-Pilot is an industry-first system capable of supporting a General Automated Evasion System, which helps avoid obstacles more efficiently. It also includes a Full-Capacity Vehicle-to-Parking drive that allows for fully automated parking maneuvers. The G-Pilot H9 enables navigation on autopilot without relying on maps, a capability that very few autonomous driving systems can achieve. Additionally, its artificial intelligence-driven parking spot search function makes finding a space much easier. Zeekr has positioned the H9 as a Level 3 autonomous system.

The first vehicle to feature the G-Pilot H9 will be the Zeekr 9X, a full-size luxury sport utility vehicle built on Zeekr’s latest ZEEA 3.0 architecture. This premium vehicle is set to make its debut at the Shanghai Auto Show in late April, with sales expected to start in the third quarter of 2025. The 9X will also have a luxury variant called the 9X Grand, which will be priced at more than 1,000,000 yuan, equivalent to approximately 140,000 United States dollars.

Zeekr is also rolling out the G-Pilot H7 system, which includes one Light Detection and Ranging sensor, 11 cameras, 3 millimeter-wave radars, and dual Nvidia Orin X chips, offering a computing power of 508 trillion operations per second. The first model to use the H7 system will be the Zeekr 001 liftback.