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On July 2, Mr. Yang, the owner of a Xiaopeng P7, reflected to the media that during the normal driving of the Xiaopeng P7, a traffic accident was caused by serious skidding due to stagnant water on the road on a rainy day, and the front of the car was seriously damaged, while the airbag did not eject, and then the topic appeared on the hot search list, attracting public attention.

According to the 1818 Golden Eye media report, on the morning of June 20, Mr. Yang encountered rainy weather on the Changqiu Line in Cixi, Ningbo. due to stagnant water on the road, the vehicle suddenly skidded and hit the guardrail, and the four doors could not be opened. He hit the guardrail a second time before stopping and finally climbed out of the trunk. Judging from the photos of the accident scene provided by Mr. Yang, the front of the vehicle was seriously damaged. Mr. Yang described that the speed of the vehicle at that time was about 80km/h, and Xiaopeng P7 was badly hit, but none of the airbags popped up, so he questioned the safety factor of the vehicle.

In response to the above incident, Xiaopeng Automobile responded that through on-site investigation and real car inspection, when the accident vehicle was driving on a rainy day, it accidentally crashed into the shoulder and guardrail, resulting in the front end of the vehicle being damaged by Y shear force and the integrity of the occupant cabin. from the appearance, there is no obvious damage to the longitudinal beam, the front anti-collision steel beam is intact, and the front is not strongly impacted, which belongs to pulling and causing fracture and falling. Preliminary judgment is that the impact strength does not meet the requirements of airbag ejection. Xiaopeng explained: "whether the airbag is deployed or not depends on the collision strength collected by the collision sensor at the time of the accident." When the impact of the collision is absorbed or dispersed to the body, the airbag may not unfold. Therefore, whether the airbag is deployed or not is not judged by the degree of damage to the vehicle. "

But Mr. Yang does not agree with Xiaopeng's explanation. To this end, Xiaopeng pointed out that he hoped to disassemble the airbag of the vehicle and be tested by the manufacturer again, but Mr. Yang did not agree with this practice. So far, the two sides have not reached an agreement. According to reports, as for the follow-up solution, Xiaopeng Automobile said: "after Mr. Yang agreed to overhaul the vehicle, we are willing to provide a more detailed test report from the airbag supplier. At the same time, we are willing to cooperate with customers to find qualified third-party testing institutions to test the vehicle airbag safety system, as far as possible to meet the reasonable demands of customers."

According to the concern of the automobile industry, as an important passive safety device for automobile products, the "airbag" can distribute the impact force evenly in the head and chest. When the vehicle has a certain collision force, it is judged whether it should be ejected by the pressure sensor of the airbag system and the acceleration sensor in the restraint system ECU. When both receive the signal at the same time, the airbag will pop up instantly, making the driver's upper body wrapped in gas. So as to reduce the injury degree of the personnel in the collision accident. When a vehicle accident occurs, the airbag does not eject for a variety of reasons, including the failure of the airbag itself, the design of the airbag itself and the need to trigger the collision sensor for the detonation of the airbag. Usually, the airbag will eject when there is a serious collision in the front of the vehicle, but if the collision angle of the vehicle is wrong, such as the headlights and the front wheels, the airbag will not necessarily eject.

It is understood that the P7 is the second mass production model under Xiaopeng Automobile. It officially launched in April 2020. The positioning of the P7 is a medium-sized pure electric coupe with a price of 23.99-429900 yuan. Data show that in June this year, Xiaopeng delivered a total of 15295 new cars. Among them, the Xiaopeng P7 delivered 8045, which is the highest delivery volume under Xiaopeng.

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