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According to Dianshi News, a Xiaopeng P7 crashed directly into an accident car that overturned on the road with auxiliary driving turned on, and the owner suspected that Xiaopeng's autopilot was "out of order".

According to reports, Mr. Deng, owner of the Xiaopeng P7 in Yueyang, Hunan Province, reported to the media that he had driven more than ten kilometers on the national highway while turning on the autopilot function. In front of him, a car overturned in the middle of the road, but the Xiaopeng P7 did not give any alarm or slowed down and went straight into the accident car. Mr. Deng said that when he found something unusual, he put on an emergency brake, but the vehicle did not respond. At the same time, according to Mr. Deng's driving recorder, not only did the vehicle not slow down before the impact, but the acceleration even rose.

Judging from the video on the scene, the Xiaopeng P7 was seriously damaged after the crash, and the airbag inside the car also ejected, but fortunately, there was no major accident. Mr. Deng was slightly injured, coupled with the fact that there were no other passengers in the car at that time, so it did not cause more serious consequences.

Xiaopeng after-sales commissioner said that it is written in the vehicle manual that the vehicle has a high probability of failure in the recognition of stationary objects, and is willing to give an one-year extension as compensation, but this practice was refused by Mr. Deng. In Mr. Deng's view, this safety hidden danger is so serious that when manufacturers introduce the selling points of vehicles, they should remind users of the relevant safety risks that may exist in the vehicle-assisted driving system, rather than explaining them afterwards.

In response to the accident, Xiaopeng official response: we attach great importance to the collision between the car owner Mr. Deng and the car parked in front of him when using ACC+LCC (adaptive constant speed cruise & lane center keeping function). I deeply regret the vehicle accident and express my concern about Mr. Deng's physical condition. Xiaopeng said that after investigation, on March 13, the owner of the car, Mr. Deng, collided with a rollover vehicle parked in front of him on the local highway section, and no one was injured. After the accident, through the background collision monitoring, our customer service staff immediately called the customer to inquire about the situation and give assistance and guidance. The preliminary judgment is that the car owner fails to observe the environment in front of the vehicle and take over the vehicle in time in the process of making ACC+LCC (adaptive constant speed cruise-lane center keeping function). After being investigated and determined by the local traffic police department, the conclusion is also in line with the above situation. Here, we need to remind the majority of drivers again that in the process of using the auxiliary driving system, we need to keep an observation of the surrounding environment of the vehicle and follow the relevant guidelines of the safety test before the driving assistance function is turned on to ensure driving safety.

In fact, there are a lot of crashes after turning on autopilot. For example, in September 2021, a Xiaopeng P7 was driving at high speed with the NGP autopilot system activated. A large truck appeared in front of the vehicle but did not show significant deceleration, and then crashed straight into the truck, causing the owner to have a concussion and be hospitalized. Judging from the photos of the accident, the front of the Xiaopeng P7 has been completely deformed, the parts have been broken all over the floor, and the airbags in the car have all ejected.

A friend who claimed to be the owner of the accident responded to the accident on Weibo. It said that before the collision, the Xiaopeng P7 driving on the highway enabled NGP autopilot and set the speed to 120km/h. The speed of the large truck hit was estimated to be about 60km/h at that time. The vehicle did not slow down some time before the collision. When the vehicle was 10 meters before the collision, the vehicle recognized the truck and slowed down, but it was too late. According to it, "the NGP function of Xiaopeng P7 has a fatal flaw!"

In response to the accident, Xiaopeng Motor said in response to the media: customers recognize the "road traffic accident responsibility confirmation" issued by the relevant departments, as well as the analysis results of the background driving data. Before the collision, the front vehicle identification and vehicle control functions are normal; before the collision, the system triggers the seat belt vibration warning, vehicle early warning, AEB emergency braking and other passive safety functions; the NGP system function is normal. At present, the user has withdrawn his complaint against the authorities.

It is understood that the full name of NGP is "intelligent navigation assisted driving". It is a driving assistance function realized by Xiaopeng XPILOT 3.0 system combined with navigation path. To put it simply, the vehicle can automatically navigate from point A to point B under the NGP system. Although the driver is the main body of the operation, in fact, a lot of work is done by NGP. Specifically, after Xiaopeng turns on NGP, it can not only realize the functions of ACC adaptive cruise, LCC lane centering assistant, ALC automatic lane change assistant, but also have the functions of automatic selection of optimal lane, automatic overtaking of slow car, automatic speed limit adjustment, automatic ramp switching high speed, traffic cone bucket and faulty vehicle avoidance, night overtaking reminder and other functions. Compared with the often said auxiliary driving, the NGP system does look more "intelligent".

The attention of the automobile industry has also reminded many times that no matter how powerful the auxiliary driving technology is, the driver, as the main body of the operation technology, should pay attention to the driving status of the vehicle in real time and be ready to take over the vehicle in an emergency at any time. Judging from the accident, the owner of Xiaopeng car missed the best time to take over the vehicle due to over-reliance on Xiaopeng's NGP system and no real-time observation of road conditions, which led to the accident.

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