BYD Shows Tesla How to Build Trust in Robo-Cars: Liam Denning

BYD Co. Ltd., the Chinese electric vehicle giant, is making a habit of stealing Tesla Inc.’s thunder. BYD scored a hat-trick last year. It unveiled a battery that recharges in a “flash” five minutes, offered “God’s Eye” advanced driver assistance systems, or ADAS, free across most models, and then comfortably took the global number one position in battery EV sales.

The Chinese company has now unveiled something that doesn’t involve a new technology; rather it’s one of the most mundane things in the world of autos: a warranty. But this warranty poses a challenge not just to Tesla but to the wider autonomous driving ...