This Chinese manufacturer launches glasses connected to its cars

More and more car manufacturers, particularly Chinese ones, want to free themselves from automobile production alone. This is for example the case of the young manufacturer Li Auto, founded in Beijing in 2015, which despite its name wishes to position itself as a tech brand in the broad sense.

Like any self-respecting player in the sector in 2025, Li Auto has already developed its own AI conversational assistant Mind GPT and is now launching a pair of connected glasses. Named Livis, in reference to the character of Edwin Jarvis in the Marvel universe, these glasses focus in particular on connectivity with the brand’s cars.

Connected glasses that do not revolutionize the genre

The Livis were developed with Zeiss, also in charge of their international distribution. They are equipped with a Sony IMX681 sensor, capable of capturing photos at a maximum definition of 4032×3024p and videos up to 1440p at 30 FPS. These characteristics do not revolutionize the genre, but Li Auto’s connected glasses turn out to be lighter than competing models, with 36 g on the scale for its Livis, compared to 40 g for Xiaomi AI Glasses and 53 g for Ray-Ban Meta Gen 2.

The Livis are supplied with a charging case capable of being powered by USB-C, but which is also compatible with wireless charging to be recharged in Li Auto cars. The Livis promise a battery life of 18.8 hours, longer than the competition, but this estimate of course depends on the use made of the glasses.

Precisely, it is on the promised connectivity with the brand’s cars that we are waiting for the Li Auto Livis around the corner. For example, we could imagine the augmented reality display of information related to driving, but the functionalities announced are much more limited. The Livis will only serve as an interface between the driver and his car, with certain remote controls such as opening the sliding doors, starting the air conditioning or heated seats, or even knowing the state of charge and autonomy. Functions already available from the manufacturer’s mobile application and which are also only accessible via the glasses if the driver is standing less than 100 m from his vehicle.

Let us hope that these interactions, for the moment very limited, will subsequently be supported. Li Auto Livis are sold for ¥1999 in China, or €243 at current currency rates.