Xiaomi Electric car Crashes Using Autopilot
In China there was a fatal accident with the first electric car from Xiaomi for the first time. The manufacturer and the authorities now want to check how the serious incident could occur. The autopilot was active shortly before the crash.
Xiaomi ensures cooperation for investigation
Like Xiaomi according to the news agency Reuters Confirmed, you work with the police of the Chinese province of Anhui to determine the causes of a serious accident with an Xiaomi Su7 electric car, in which at least one person was killed. The SU7 is the first electric car of the Chinese electronics manufacturer and has been sold very successfully since last year.
Xiaomi and the authorities have not yet published any precise information about the number of people who were damaged in the accident. According to Xiaomi, the first data had shown that the car had activated the “Navigate on Autopilot” mode before the accident and moved around 116 km/h.
Autopilot system warned of obstacle
The system then issued a warning of obstacles on the route, whereupon a person inside the car took control a few seconds before the crash. The person still tried to slow down the car, but the vehicle then crashed into a concrete pillar at about 97 km/h.
The accident occurred in the city of Tongling in the eastern Chinese province of Anhui. According to a report by the Chinese financial newspaper Caixin Both the driver and two passengers were fatally injured in the accident. Local media also reported that the car caught fire after the collision. According to Xiaomi, the incorrect model of the SU7 is the basic version that is equipped with a purely camera -based system for autonomous driving.
The lidar sensors for the advanced self-driving functions are only installed in the more expensive versions of the SU7 ex works. So far, the Xiaomi SU7 has only been officially sold in China. The electric car was built a good 29,000 times in March alone and has been sold more than 200,000 times since the introduction last year. Xiaomi also has big plans for the future and soon wants to launch additional electric cars. For 2027, an expansion into western markets such as Europe is currently being aimed for in 2027.
