Recently, Maverick Electric held a new technology product launch conference for "Real Technology, Become Maverick" in Beijing. It officially released the world's first AI two-wheeled electric vehicle system, Lingxi AIOS, as well as two AI dual flagship models, NXT2 and NX2. It also simultaneously launched the female-exclusive Y series of electric vehicles, completing comprehensive coverage from high-end flagships to segmented user markets. This press conference is not only a concentrated explosion of Mavericks’ ten years of technological accumulation, but also marks that the two-wheeled electric vehicle industry has officially bid farewell to basic intelligence and entered a new stage of true AI mass production.
In the media interview after the meeting, Niu Electric CEO Li Yan, founder Hu Yilin (Token), and product vice president Yang Kai appeared with core partners such as Qualcomm, Zebra Intelligence, and Quectel to explain in detail the underlying logic of this strategic upgrade. In Li Yan’s view, AI-based two-wheeled electric vehicles are an inevitable trend in the industry. Niu’s strategic advancement is not a whim, but a natural result of ten years of accumulation of technology, data, and users. "From lithium-ion batteries to intelligence to AI, the core of Maverick's innovation has always been user value. In the new decade, we will use AI as our moat and let real technology serve every trip."
The AI era has come naturally, and Mavericks is anchoring the new decade of “making good AI cars”
As the soul of Mavericks, founder Hu Yilin has a keener judgment on industry trends. He admitted frankly that the current two-wheeled vehicle industry is mired in homogeneous competition. The "intelligence" of most brands only remains at shallow functions such as APP remote control of the vehicle. The parameters are seriously involuted, but the real riding needs of users are ignored. Mavericks implements its original "753 strategy" – seven years of forward-looking technology trends, five years of testing and verification, and three years of mass production implementation. It integrates mature technologies in the automotive, Internet of Things, and mobile phone industries, rejects blind trial and error, and makes high-end technology truly suitable for two-wheel travel scenarios. "We are not inventing new technologies, but integrating and optimizing mature technologies to make products that fit two-wheelers and users. This is Mavericks' core competitiveness."
Hu Yilin particularly emphasized the essential difference between two-wheeled vehicles and four-wheeled vehicles: "Two-wheeled vehicle riding is centered on people, and the center of gravity dominates everything. AI can only provide auxiliary reminders and can never replace user decision-making. We can achieve AEB speed reduction and risk warning, but we will never help users control the handlebars. This is the bottom line of safety and the core of user experience." This extreme sincerity towards products also runs through the entire development process of this dual flagship model.
Yang Kai, vice president of product, believes from the product implementation level that Mavericks’ intelligent layout always revolves around “user pain points.” Whether it is safety protection, control convenience or emotional experience, every technical upgrade is derived from real riding scenarios, rather than simply stacking hardware. “What we have to do is to use ever-new intelligence, rather than flashy functions, so that users can feel the real changes brought about by technology.”
Dual flagships accurately break the game: differentiated positioning for segmented users, Y series broadens market boundaries
The core highlight of this conference is the two world's first AI intelligent two-wheeled electric vehicles launched by Mavericks: NXT2 new national standard electric motorcycle and NX2 high-performance electric motorcycle. The two models are aimed at completely different user groups and adopt differentiated technologies and product strategies. They not only cover daily commuting in the city, but also meet the ultimate pursuit of performance players, completely breaking the industry's "one size fits all" product thinking.
•NXT2: Exclusive for urban elites, the new national standard AI electric self-benchmark
For the urban elite group who mainly commute in the city and pay attention to compliance and convenience, Mavericks has created the NXT2 new national standard electric bicycle, positioning it as a "new national standard finely decorated bungalow". This model strictly complies with the requirements of the new national standards and is equipped with the core capabilities of Lingxi AIOS. It takes into account lightweight, safety and intelligent experience, and solves the core pain points of short-distance travel for urban users.
At the technical level, NXT2 adopts the HC420 automotive-grade high-strength frame, which ensures the strength of the body while achieving extreme lightweight. Through the hollow frame design and precise wiring harness layout, it balances the new national standard weight limit with the motorcycle-level control quality. In terms of safety configuration, it is equipped with L2 intelligent driving homologous three-camera sensing system, cornering ABS, TCS traction control, and star-sensing projection lights to achieve 270° ultra-wide-angle road condition monitoring, helmet recognition, fatigue reminder and other active safety functions to protect commuting safety in all aspects.
In terms of intelligent interaction, NXT2 comes standard with the AI voice assistant "Niu Classmate", which supports one-click wake-up in noisy environments and can respond stably in offline scenes, enabling functions such as full-vehicle voice control, vehicle status inquiry, and AR real-time navigation. It is also equipped with NIU ZOO's cute pet interactive function, making transportation more emotional. Yang Kai revealed that the core of NXT2's research and development is to "build high-end intelligence into the compliance framework" so that urban users can have a convenient and safe riding experience without compromising performance and intelligence. At the press conference, NXT2 Ultra was launched for sale immediately, quickly opening up the market for high-end smart electronics.
•NX2: the first choice for performance players, with ceiling-level configuration for AI electric motorcycles
Targeting performance gamers who pursue speed, control and ultimate technology, Mavericks launches the NX2 high-performance AI electric motorcycle, which integrates 8 first-of-its-kind AI intelligence and fully decentralizes automotive-grade intelligent driving technology. This model does not have the new national standard weight limit, so it can be equipped with more powerful hardware and computing power to create a motorcycle-level riding experience.
NX2 adopts a new high-strength alloy steel frame, with ultra-wide tires to enhance grip, and an aerodynamic lightweight body, taking into account both power and control. The perception system is upgraded to three cameras + lidar/millimeter wave radar, which has a wider sensing range and more accurate road condition recognition. Together with EBR intelligent speed reduction and full-area light blanket headlights, it can realize over-the-horizon risk warning in complex road conditions. In terms of smart functions, facial recognition unlocking, customized vehicle components, real-time intercom and location sharing for team riding are all available, further enhancing the convenience and social attributes of riding.
Hu Yilin emphasized in the group interview that NXT2 and NX2 seem to be both AI flagships, but they are products with completely different backgrounds, with very different assessment standards and user scenarios. "NXT2 is the ultimate in intelligence under the premise of compliance, and NX2 is the technological ceiling under the premise of performance. We do not make homogeneous products, but allow each type of user to find a good AI car that suits them."
•Y series: Exclusive layout for women, broadening the territory of the mass market
In addition to the high-end dual flagships, Mavericks also released the Y series exclusively for women (Y Jelly, Y Cheese and other models) at the same time to further penetrate into market segments and cover a wider range of female user groups. The Y series takes "elegance, convenience, and warmth" as its design core. It adopts a high-looking and simple shape, and is equipped with thoughtful configurations such as a 707mm low seat height, seat cushion heating, and TCS traction control. It is equipped with NIU ZOO cute pet interaction and a full-size true color screen. It takes into account appearance, safety, and intelligence, and accurately meets the travel needs of female users for commuting and transportation. It has become an important part of Niu's efforts to seize the mass market and improve its product matrix.
Ecological cohesion + long-termism: Mavericks leads the industry out of involution and moves towards the era of true technology
The AI application of two-wheelers is not a one-man show of a single brand, but a collaborative upgrade of the entire industry chain. Mavericks is well aware of this. Behind this strategic upgrade is the strong support of top global partners such as Qualcomm, Zebra Intelligence, Quectel, Shanghai HiSilicon, and Hesai, building a full-link technology ecosystem from chips, software, and communications to smart driving and maps.
Li Yan bluntly said that Mavericks’ ecological cooperation logic is very pure: find the strongest partner in the industry, have consistent concepts, and work hard for a long time. First, launch the product and then speak out to the outside world. "We refuse to temporarily build momentum and attract people to the platform. All cooperation has been verified by long-term research and development to ensure that the technology can truly be implemented in two-wheel scenarios." This pragmatic attitude has also been highly recognized by partners.
Ai Hezhi, the relevant person in charge of Qualcomm Technologies, said that AI-based two-wheel travel has broad prospects. Qualcomm’s layout of the two-wheel field based on the Snapdragon digital chassis is highly consistent with Mavericks’ philosophy and will help Mavericks implement automotive-level intelligent capabilities at low cost. Zebra Smart Cai Ming mentioned that the automotive intelligence ecosystem can move downwards to the two-wheel market. Lingxi AIOS software architecture was hand-crafted and connected to the Alibaba ecosystem and third-party services to jointly build a two-wheel open intelligent ecosystem; Zhang Dong of Quectel Communications said that it has cooperated with Mavericks for seven or eight years, reusing experience in automotive-grade communications and intelligent modules, and making customized optimizations for wind noise and interactive scenarios of two-wheelers to ensure the stable operation of intelligent functions.
Faced with the "parameter involution" problem that is widely worried in the industry, Hu Yilin and Li Yan gave the same answer: Mavericks is not afraid of involution, but wants to lead involution towards true technological innovation. "In the past, the industry focused on motors and batteries, but now we need to focus on intelligence, computing power, and user experience. Parameter involution is not a bad thing, it will force technology iteration, and ultimately benefit consumers." Hu Yilin revealed that Mavericks has a cutting-edge R&D team that continues to explore cutting-edge technologies. At the same time, with 13 billion cumulative riding data and ten years of refined data cleaning experience, it provides core support for AI model training, which is a barrier that is difficult for other brands to copy.
Regarding industry trends in the next 3-5 years, Li Yan judged that the penetration rate of intelligent and AI-based two-wheeled electric vehicles will increase rapidly. From leading brands to the entire industry, AI-based technology will become the core track of brand competition. Hu Yilin emphasized that Mavericks’ long-term goal remains unchanged: to adhere to user value, not blindly follow trends or pursue gimmicks, polish every technology to the extreme, and make AI true technology benefit every ride.
From pioneering lithium-ion batteries in the industry, to setting benchmarks in intelligence, to leading changes in AI, Maverick Electric has spent ten years proving that the core of two-wheel travel is always the user. This dual flagship release + Y series layout not only improves the product matrix, but also redefines the AI car standard. In the future, with Lingxi AIOS as its core, Mavericks will continue to deepen its open ecosystem, start a new decade of two-wheel travel with its original intention of "making good AI cars", and promote the entire industry from parameter involution to value innovation.
