China’s Weimar M7 Claims To Be A Level 5-Capable EV With Three LiDARs

Chinese automaker Weimar Motors has just unveiled its fifth model, dubbed the M7. No, it isn’t the high-performance BMW 7-Series people have been pleading for over the years, but it is unique in its own right.

The Weimar M7 was first unveiled as a concept at the Beijing Auto Show last year. The car’s design has been slightly softened in readying it for production but as sedans go, this is certainly one of the more striking you’re going to come across.

Found at the front of the M7 are headlights that flow along the quarter panels and are joined by an LED light bar. As the M7 is electric, it lacks a traditional grille, although there is a lower grille section that aids with cooling. Viewed from the side, we can see the M7 ditches the rear suicide doors of the Maven concept that inspired it and instead has more traditional doors with hidden handles.

The unique design continues at the rear with horizontal taillights and a light bar.

Interior images of the car are hard to come by but from the photos we’ve found, you can see a large horizontal infotainment screen, a digital instrument cluster, and a relatively minimal dashboard and center console design. One intriguing aspect of the dashboard is the fact that it can be illuminated with text. Second-row passengers can enjoy headrest-mounted screens.

The technology suite accompanying the intriguing design is also noteworthy. Weimar has equipped the M7 with three LiDARs, 5 millimeter-wave radars, 12 ultrasonic radars, seven 8-megapixel cameras, four surround-view cameras, and one high-precision positioning module. All of these sensors are powered by four Nvidia DRIV Orin-X chips and Weimar says the M5 has all the hardware needed to achieve Level 5 autonomous driving.

Powertrain details are limited, although the M7 will apparently be good for a range of over 435 miles (700 km).