Xiaomi EV teases their latest large SUV called the SkyNomad

Xiaomi EV has announced the SkyNomad, the second product series under the Xiaomi EV brand, joining the SU7 and YU7 series in the company’s lineup.

While the SU7 and YU7 series are positioned as “the driver’s car,” the SkyNomad series is positioned as an intelligent, reconfigurable, large-space SUV. Xiaomi said the two series represent different answers to different user needs, developed over more than five years of the company’s car-building efforts. Where the SU7 and YU7 focus on the driver, SkyNomad is designed around the people inside the vehicle, with a cabin intended to function as a living space that changes use throughout the day.

Xiaomi said the development of the SkyNomad, which began in early 2023, was shaped by observations of the state of China’s auto market. The company noted that large six- and seven-seat layouts and feature-rich interiors have become common, and that space and supply are no longer limiting factors for buyers. Instead, Xiaomi said buyer priorities have shifted toward whether occupants feel comfortable inside a vehicle, rather than simply how large the cabin is or how soft the seats are.

The company pointed to actual usage patterns behind this shift, citing commutes of up to two hours a day, rest periods spent in the driver’s seat, work conducted from a parked car, weekend family trips, and the vehicle’s use as a temporary living space while camping. Xiaomi said these patterns show that a car increasingly functions as an extension of a person’s living space rather than just a mode of transport, and that this idea was the starting point for SkyNomad’s development.

The SkyNomad is built on Xiaomi’s Kunlun Architecture, a platform the company developed starting in early 2023 specifically to allow for reconfigurable interior space. In the SUV body, a flat floor and long-track seating system let the cabin switch between a driving mode with room for passengers, luggage, and pets, and parked modes that convert the interior into a workspace, lounge, or family activity area. Xiaomi said enabling this required combining its AI, smart-device ecosystem, and smart-manufacturing capabilities, areas where founder, chairman, and CEO Lei Jun has said the company holds a distinct combination of expertise.

“Our answer was to let intelligence define the space, to build a living interior that moves with you,” Lei Jun wrote in a Weibo post describing the SkyNomad’s development.

Xiaomi said the SkyNomad series targets buyers who need a single vehicle for daily commuting, family travel, and occasional work-from-car use. The company described the series as intended for professionals and parents alike, framing both roles as part of the same person’s day rather than separate buyer categories.

The Xiaomi SkyNomad series, the result of three and a half years of development, will launch in mainland China soon. Xiaomi said further details will be announced later.