On April 26th, a traffic mishap happened on a highway in Shanxi Province, China, including an AITO M7 automobile. After hitting an upkeep automobile, the vehicle ignited, unfortunately leading to the death of all 3 residents. Consequently, on April 28th, AITO provided a declaration specifying that, according to nationwide platform information gain access to policies, the lorry was taking a trip at a speed of 115 km/h at the time of the mishap, the air bags released typically, and the attributes of the power battery pack were all regular.
Later on, some media reported that the automobile was geared up with a Bosch smart driving option. Bosch rapidly rejected such claims, specifying that the car included in the mishap did not have a Bosch smart driving system (consisting of AEB).
The core technical concern of significant debate in this mishap is the AEB, or Autonomous Emergency Braking system. This system continually keeps track of the driving environment in front of the automobile and instantly triggers the automobile’s braking system when a crash danger is discovered, slowing the car to prevent or reduce the crash.
After the mishap, numerous market experts questioned on social networks why the AEB did not set off.
Public info reveals that the car associated with the mishap was an entry-level non-intelligent driving variation, which did not have Huawei’s innovative smart driving help system. The working variety of the non-intelligent driving variation AEB is 4km/h to 85km/h. The car manufacturer reacted by mentioning that the automobile was taking a trip at 115 km/h at the time of the mishap. To put it simply, the speed of 115 km/h at the time of the crash was substantially beyond the AEB’s setting off variety.
About half a year earlier, He Xiaopeng, CEO of Xpeng Motors, and Yu Chengdong, Executive Director, CEO of Terminal BG, and Chairman of Intelligent Car Solution BU of Huawei, had an argument about AITO’s AEB.
On November 1, 2023, He Xiaopeng, in an interview with the media, discussed the AEB function, “A rival discussed AEB, I believe 99% is phony, it is a scams, those promos are not formally launched by the business, all from brief videos. Our individuals likewise asked, its AEB can’t be switched on at all, there are a lot of cases of incorrect braking on the roadway.”
He Xiaopeng likewise stated that the rival deals with users as guinea pigs, “The AEB discussed in the market is generally longitudinal AEB; when it sets off, the speed most of the times must be within 60 kilometers per hour. If the speed is expensive, when an incorrect brake happens, it will be a big scare for users, which is definitely inappropriate.”
Consequently, Yu Chengdong published 4 messages in his WeChat to counter He Xiaopeng, stating, “Even what AEB is, there are vehicle business heads who still do not comprehend it! It’s nearly the like somebody stating smart driving is a fraud!”
Yu Chengdong mentioned that some individuals do not have fundamental understanding of the market’s technological development and future advancement, “Some automobile business, hectic with smart driving throughout the day, the AEB proactive security test outcomes are extremely bad, and when asked, they remarkably have not even done the standard function of AEB, which amazed me a lot!”
After a number of rounds of argument, He Xiaopeng published on Weibo stating, “This early morning I talked about the innovation path with Old Yu, I think that this type of technical debate will eventually benefit users. We will likewise broaden AEB performance through OTA.”
With the argument in between the 2, AEB has actually brought in a growing number of attention. Market experts, consisting of Li Xiang, CEO of Li Autohave actually openly required automobile business to standardize AEB.
In addition, after the mishap, rescuers might not open the vehicle door and needed to smash the window to save individuals. The reality that the cars and truck door might not be opened after the accident likewise raised concerns.
In the AITO M7 owner’s handbook, it is plainly composed that, “When the car is associated with a crash, and the system gets an accident signal,” the automobile will open instantly. AITO has not openly reacted to the problem of the car stopping working to unlock.
Concerning the scenario where the vehicle door might not be opened in this mishap, according to automobile market expert Liu Yi mentioned by Chinese media The Paperit is needed for the automobile to lock while driving to safeguard the security of the motorist and guests, otherwise different mishaps such as individuals being tossed out in a cars and truck mishap and doors being incorrectly opened while driving might happen. After a mishap, whether to unlock, and how long to open the lorry, there are presently no obligatory requirements, normally each maker creates it themselves.
“The cars and truck door is a crash part, and it is extremely typical for the door to not open as soon as the mechanical structure modifications after an accident. This is not an especially popular problem on fuel cars, as the escape time suffices. After an electrical automobile collides, the whole car immediately takes off and can not be snuffed out, and the problem of vehicle door opening might certainly require to bring in the attention of policy makers.” Liu Yi stated.