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Lin Wenqin, founder of a well-known brand, died in a traffic accident in the high-speed Hanjiang section of Shen Hai at the age of 31 after driving an ES8 car and turning on autopilot (NOP pilot status), according to an obituary released on the official account of Meiyihao.

As soon as the news was exposed, it caused a heated discussion in the car circle. In addition to expressing regret over Lin Wenqin's death, the cause of the accident also became an urgent answer for many motorists. At present, NIO and relevant departments are still investigating the matter, but there is a lot of discussion about NOP on the Internet.

After the accident, people related to Xilai responded that "Navigate on Pilot (NOP) navigation assistance is not autopilot." It is understood that in the promotion of the NIO Pilot function, NIO made it clear that driving assistance and parking assistance are not equal to automatic driving, and the driver always has the ultimate responsibility to control the vehicle. Zhang Jianyong, head of the engineering department of the self-driving system in Xilai, has also told the media many times that NOP is still an auxiliary function to help users drive safely, and drivers are still responsible for the safety of the vehicle, not self-driving, let alone self-driving.

This is not the case in the eyes of the injured party. Lin Wenqin's good friend Lin Weiwei said: "Lin Wenqin believes that self-driving is the difference between an electric car and an oil car, and self-driving is the core of his purchase of this car." He said: "I was one of the first users of NIO. During the car purchase promotion, NIO claimed that self-driving was safer than people, and the car was equipped with cameras and lidar, which sounded very high-end. I trust NIO very much, so I recommend it to Lin Wenqin. " Lin Lihong, a lawyer entrusted by Lin Wenqin's family, also said on Weibo: the following pictures are from the official website of NIO and are all about "autopilot" rather than "auxiliary driving". In short, there is some confusion in official publicity about whether it is "autopilot" or "auxiliary driving".

Of course, some car owners think that there is no confusion in Fulai. According to media reports, 500 NIO owners issued a joint statement denying that the brand promotion was misleading. According to the joint statement, the car owner believes that the official introduction and promotion of the NP/NOP system by NIO does not confuse and mislead the car owner, and calls on the media and self-media to understand and verify the basic facts and concepts before reporting and commenting.

In response to the joint statement, some netizens said that "it is normal that owners of Xilai cars must maintain their brand image." For a new brand, it is not easy to do it, if these things are greatly affected, then their future maintenance and replacement of cars will also be greatly affected. To sum up, the more difficult times they are, the more they need to unite as one to protect the brand. " There are also netizens "unwittingly replaced by inexplicable voice!" Xilai Motors said: "this is a joint statement issued by the owners of the car spontaneously and has nothing to do with the authorities." We don't know the exact number of car owners. "

In response to the accident, the Putian traffic police issued the latest police bulletin today: at about 14: 18 on August 12, 2021, Lin was driving an electric car named Min CD5XXX in front of the rear-end collision in front of the Hanjiang section of Putian City, Shen-Hai Expressway. Li was driving the rear side of the Min A95XXX light truck under construction. As a result, Lin, the driver of the electric car, was killed on the spot, and Wang, the passenger of the truck, was injured. Road traffic accidents in which two cars were damaged to varying degrees. After receiving the alarm, the first brigade of our detachment immediately sent personnel to the scene for disposal, and quickly carried out on-the-spot investigation, personnel inquiry, extraction of material evidence, entrusted identification and other accident investigation work in accordance with the law. Appeal to everyone to pay attention to traffic safety, respect the dead, and do not spread live video pictures. The public security traffic police department will determine the responsibility in accordance with the law on the basis of the accident investigation.

Regarding the progress of the investigation into the accident, the relevant person in charge of the Putian Expressway Detachment said: "seeking truth from facts, it is impossible for public security organs to get results so quickly in handling a case." "the accident occurred on the plain road, which is relatively straight," the official said. " Regarding the rumor that NIO had private access to the accident vehicle without the permission of the police, the official said: "We will not allow anyone to move (the vehicle). (NIO) can find the car, which is not technically difficult at all." There is no requirement that after the police detain the car, all GPS positioning systems will be removed.

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