Njengoba imininingwane ingakacaci okwamanje ukukhishwa kokuqala kuzoba i-prototype ngokuqinisekile. Isikhulu esiphezulu seXiaomi uLei Jun umemezele ukuthi imodeli yemoto isendleleni. Amahemuhemu athi i-Google ne-Apple bazophinde bethule imoto esikhathini esedlule futhi i-Xiaomi ibajoyina manje.
I-prototype yemoto izokhishwa engxenyeni yesithathu ka-2022. I-Xiaomi ihlose ukwethula imoto yabo yokuqala emphakathini ngo-2024 futhi i-Xiaomi isivele itshale i-$ 1,5 billion. Sebeqalile ukwakha indawo yokwakha izimoto ezintsha. Lesi sikhungo siyakwazi ukukhiqiza izimoto ezingu-300,000 ngonyaka.
Asicabangi ukuthi abantu bangakwazi ukuthenga imoto bese beqala ukuyisebenzisa maduze kodwa kuyajabulisa ukuzwa ukuthi bazoba ne-prototype futhi batshale imali enhle. Izimoto zikagesi kufanele zenziwe kahle ngakho-ke akufanele zibe nezinkinga lapho ibhethri elingaphakathi emotweni ligcwala ngokushesha okukhulu.
Inkampani izotshala amaRandi ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane eziyi-10 eminyakeni eyi-10 kanti imoto eyodwa ye-Xiaomi kagesi izobiza cishe ama- $ 16,000. Asikabi nazo izithombe zangempela zezimoto okwamanje kodwa sibona okuthile okuncane okuza endleleni. U-$16,000 wemoto kagesi uyathengeka kakhulu sicabanga ukuthi uzofana ne-Mini Cooper noma i-Citröen Ami kodwa lokho kuwukuqagela nje. Simagange ukubona i-prototype.
