BYD’s premium brand Denza will introduce its God’s Eye City Navigation on Driving Assistant (CNOA) system in Europe with the Z9 GT in 2027. The technology will enable supervised point-to-point navigation through complex urban environments, expanding the electric grand tourer’s advanced driver-assistance capabilities.
The announcement was made at the Paris Motor Show 2026, where BYD Executive Vice President Stella Li confirmed that the company is preparing to bring city-navigation assistance to European customers. The necessary hardware is already fitted to the Denza Z9 GT, while the software is undergoing calibration and adaptation for European roads and regulations.
Unlike conventional highway-focused driver-assistance systems, God’s Eye CNOA is designed to handle a wider range of everyday urban driving situations. The system will support navigation from one destination to another while assisting with complex maneuvers that can make city driving stressful.
Depending on the driving situation, CNOA can assist with stopping at red lights, recognizing speed-limit signs, yielding at roundabouts, making left turns, navigating intersections and changing lanes around slow-moving or double-parked vehicles.
The system is also designed to detect vulnerable road users, including pedestrians and cyclists, and respond appropriately in narrow city streets.
These capabilities could make the Denza Z9 GT particularly appealing to drivers who regularly deal with congested roads, stop-and-go traffic and complicated junctions. However, the technology remains a Level 2 driver-assistance system rather than a fully autonomous driving solution.
Drivers must continue monitoring the road and the vehicle’s behavior, remaining ready to take control whenever necessary.
Denza confirmed at its brand launch in Paris in April 2026 that its vehicles would include the hardware needed to support City Navigation on Driving Assistant. The company has now confirmed that the software is progressing toward the regulatory approval required for its European introduction.
The system’s hardware configuration on the Z9 GT includes:
– One LiDAR sensor
– 11 cameras, including front-facing, rear, side-view and surround-view units
– Three millimeter-wave radar sensors
– 12 ultrasonic sensors
The combination of cameras, radar and LiDAR provides the system with information about surrounding vehicles, road layouts and other road users.
Before the technology can be introduced to European customers, it must complete the necessary calibration and adaptation process and obtain type approval under the applicable UN regulatory framework, including Regulation No. 171. Driver-monitoring functions will also play a role, tracking factors such as eye gaze, head position and hand placement on the steering wheel.
Denza expects to deliver the CNOA functionality through an over-the-air (OTA) software update in 2027. This means existing Z9 GT vehicles with the required hardware should not need a separate hardware installation to receive the upgrade, subject to the final market rollout and applicable approvals.
