2026 Leapmotor L90 Launches April 21 with Shiji NX9031 Chip and New LiDAR Variant

The 2026 Leapmotor L90 will officially launch on April 21. The vehicle will be equipped with NIO’s self-developed “Shenji NX9031” intelligent driving-assist chip and the latest “NIO World Model (NWM).” It will be offered in two configurations: a LiDAR-equipped version and a pure vision version. Due to rising costs of high-performance components such as memory, the LiDAR version carries an approximate RMB 10,000 higher cost. The pure vision version will continue to be sold and will receive a major update after the LiDAR version begins deliveries, covering enhancements to the intelligent cockpit, intelligent chassis, and intelligent driving-assist systems. This driving-assist update will adopt an end-to-end model to significantly improve urban and highway navigation-assist experiences. The Shenji NX9031 is an automotive-grade 5nm chip that successfully taped out in July 2024. It integrates over 50 billion transistors and features a 32-core CPU architecture. It includes built-in LPDDR5x memory (with a data rate of 8,533 Mbps), a high-dynamic-range, high-performance ISP, and delivers a pixel processing capability of 6.5 GPixel/s with processing latency under 5ms.