Both this and the Bose linear actuator one lift just the wheel that needs lifting, just enough to clear the obstacle, keeping everything perfectly steady, it's incredible.
The fact that it can also do silly jumps for marketing reasons is a different topic.
A more impressive demo is that it can do precise turns in place without skidding.[1]
That's the U8, BYD's answer to Rivian. The U9 can do that too.
Rivian did demo a turn in place, but they were spewing dirt all over.[2]
Rivian took the feature out.
Now, those are BYD's high end supercars, to show off the technology. The high-end volume vehicle, the U7, just came out.[3] That is under US$90K (depending on what tariffs are on this week) and competes with Tesla's higher end products. All the fancy torque and suspension control of the supercar, but at a lower price point.
BYD isn't offering it in the US. Just the rest of the world.
Rivian is spewing dirt around because someone is flooring it in the mud, undoubtedly part of someone's marketing vision. There is similar video of U8 slinging sand around while doing 360 in the desert.
Seems BYD really put some engineering behind this gimmick to make it as graceful and controllable as possible, while Rivian just winged some pointless demos and G-Wagon one is rough and very situational (sand/snow/wet).
Both this and the Bose linear actuator one lift just the wheel that needs lifting, just enough to clear the obstacle, keeping everything perfectly steady, it's incredible.
The fact that it can also do silly jumps for marketing reasons is a different topic.