- G-ASD report shows rapid rise in daily use of assisted driving and automated parking features
- Chinese automaker pushes overseas expansion and accelerates Robotaxi deployment
Geely’s assisted-driving platform logged a 215% surge in annual assisted-driving mileage over the past year from May 11, 2025 to May 10, 2026, underscoring how advanced driving features are shifting from niche technology into routine daily use among Chinese drivers.
The figures came from the first nationwide mobility report released by Geely Holding Group for its Geely Afari Smart Driving (G-ASD) intelligent driving platform, which covers Geely, Zeekr and Lynk & Co vehicles equipped with the company’s H1-H9 assisted-driving systems.
The data spans from January 1, 2023 through May 10, 2026.
According to the report, cumulative assisted-driving mileage reached 1.38 billion kilometers, with total usage time hitting 16.99 million hours. Assisted-driving activation rates climbed to 93.8%, while smart parking usage reached 85.3%.
The company said the data reflects how intelligent driving systems are increasingly becoming standard features for everyday commuting rather than experimental add-ons.
One user accumulated nearly 199,000 kilometers using assisted-driving functions, according to the report.
Smart parking was used a cumulative 15.81 million times, up 144% from a year earlier, with the highest single-vehicle usage exceeding 5,100 parking sessions. The fastest automated parking maneuver took just 16 seconds.
Hangzhou, Shanghai and Ningbo ranked as the top three cities for smart parking adoption. The report also showed the system recorded 8.9 million risk-avoidance interventions, while automatic emergency braking functions were triggered successfully 2.4 million times.
Geely has also been expanding its intelligent-driving technology overseas. In March 2026, the company’s G-ASD platform received European Union UN R171 certification, making it the first Chinese-developed assisted-driving system to secure the regulatory approval for overseas deployment.
The first certified vehicle, the Lotus Eletre, has completed validation and is set to enter road use.
Lotus, originally a British sports car maker, was acquired by Geely and now operates within the automaker’s global portfolio.
Until Lotus obtained the certification, BMW was the only automaker in the world to secure this permit, according to Geely.
The Hangzhou-based carmaker is also pushing toward commercial deployment of Level 4 autonomous driving. Its Eva Cab Robotaxi, powered by the G-ASD L4 system, has begun operating in airport, hotel and government shuttle scenarios as the company scales large-scale autonomous mobility services.
