BYD Is Showing Tesla How to Build Trust in Robo-Cars

June 4, 2026

BYD Co. Ltd., the Chinese electric vehicle giant, is making a habit of stealing Tesla Inc.’s thunder. BYD scored a hat-trick last year. It unveiled a battery that recharges in a “flash” five minutes, offered “God’s Eye” advanced driver assistance systems, or ADAS, free across most models, and then comfortably took the global number one position in battery EV sales.