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Driverless Xiaomi YU7 GT Completes The First Officially Timed Autonomous Lap Of The Nürburgring

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June 25, 2026

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Xiaomi YU7 GT without a driver on board completes the first officially timed autonomous lap of the Nürburgring.

The high-performance electric SUV rounded the legendary 12.94-mile race track in 10 minutes and 29.483 seconds.

Autonomously navigated all 73 corners of the Nordschleife, managed to adapt to the circuit’s complex surface conditions.

This comes a month after Xiaomi’s test driver piloted a YU7 GT around the race track in a new record time 7 minutes and 22.755 seconds.

A Xiaomi YU7 GT equipped with an optional “Track Package” has completed the first officially timed autonomous lap of the Nürburgring Nordschleife, rounding the legendary 12.94-mile (20.832 km) race track in 10 minutes and 29.483 seconds.

Without a driver on board, the high-performance Xiaomi electric SUV autonomously tackled all 73 corners of the Nordschleife while adapting to the circuit’s complex and variable surface conditions.

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Xiaomi created the new Nürburgring autonomous lap record on June 8 2026, nearly three (3) weeks after the high-performance YU7 GT made its official debut alongside the new entry-level ‘YU7 Standard’ on Thursday, May 21.

This comes over a month after Xiaomi’s Chief test driver Ren Zhoucan, piloted a YU7 GT with “Track Package” around the race track in a new record time 7 minutes and 22.755 seconds, bettering the autonomous lap by about 3 minutes.

Equipped with Xiaomi’s latest electric powertrain technology and master-tuned chassis, the YU7 GT receives an exclusive widebody treatment with 295mm rear wide tyres, a unified front splitter, active rear diffuser and 24K gold carbon fiber badges.

Powering it is Xiaomi’s latest-generation HyperEngine V8s EVO featuring a front and rear dual-motor system with 1,003 PS. It allows YU7 GT to achieve 0–100 km/h (60 mph) in just 2.92 seconds and an astonishing top speed of 300 km/h (186 mph).