Leapmotor admits driver-assist tuning still needs work
Leapmotor has acknowledged its safety and driver-assistance systems are still too intrusive, with further tuning under way for export markets including Australia.
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Leapmotor’s latest admission
Leapmotor has admitted its driver-assistance and safety systems are still too intrusive and need more work, according to reporting published in mid-September 2026. The comments sit within the brand’s wider effort to refine its ADAS behaviour, rather than any recall or regulatory enforcement, and they follow earlier criticism that some of the systems can feel overbearing to drivers. 41314
The company’s response has centred on software and calibration changes, including quieter warnings, revised steering interventions and easier ways to disable individual assistance functions. Earlier reporting also linked Leapmotor’s tuning work to export markets including Australia, where customer feedback has already prompted over-the-air updates on locally sold models. 347
Why it matters for Australia
For Australian readers, the significance is that Leapmotor’s changes are not being discussed only as a China-market issue. Australian reporting has already connected the C10’s ADAS behaviour with complaints about intrusive alerts and subsequent software updates, although the exact local timing and availability of any further changes are not confirmed. 7156
The broader challenge is that active-safety systems can be tuned to satisfy strict test regimes while still irritating drivers in daily use. Leapmotor’s own comments suggest it is trying to balance those two demands, which is relevant to buyers weighing the brand’s current cars against later software revisions. 3413
Our take
Our take: in our view, this is less about a defect than about the growing tension between safety scoring and day-to-day usability. One possible implication is that brands pursuing strong active-safety credentials may need to spend more effort making their systems feel natural, otherwise drivers may keep switching features off. 41413
In our view, the Australian relevance comes from the pattern already seen in local reporting: complaints, then software changes, then more fine-tuning. That does not confirm a specific result for Australian buyers, but it does show that Leapmotor’s local models remain part of an ongoing calibration process rather than a finished product. 7153
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Why these labels?Leapmotor says intrusive ADAS tuning has been fixed for export markets
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