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On August 10, a Xiaopeng P7 collided with the rear of an elevated vehicle in Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, killing one person. It is reported that a passenger in front of a Xiaopeng P7 in Ningbo, Zhejiang Province was killed when it collided with a person and a faulty vehicle in front of it due to the use of intelligent driving assistance on the viaduct.

In response to the incident, on August 11, Xiaopeng officially responded: "it has been verified that on the afternoon of August 10, a vehicle driven by the owner of a car in Ningbo collided with the person who checked the vehicle in front, resulting in casualties." We feel sad and sorry for the victims who died in this accident. At present, the traffic police department has filed a case and the store has gone to the scene to assist in handling it. We will fully cooperate with relevant departments to investigate the accident, continue to follow up the follow-up results, and assist customers to deal with follow-up related issues. " According to the interface news report, the person in charge of Xiaopeng said that due to the casualties caused by the accident, the first principle is to appease the victim, and the second is to do a good job in the investigation and cooperation according to the requirements of the relevant departments.

Online video shows a Xiaopeng P7 driving in the leftmost lane of the viaduct and then crashing into a faulty vehicle parked in the same lane. A person standing at the rear of the faulty vehicle was unfortunately hit and another escaped by standing near the guardrail. From the online video, Xiaopeng P7 was driving faster at the time of the accident, and there was no obvious sign of deceleration before the collision. The owner of Xiaopeng said: "at that time, the vehicle had turned on the driving assistance system, the speed limit on the viaduct was 80km/h, and the speed per hour was also set at 80km/h." The vehicle did not issue any warning before the impact. I don't know why it didn't happen this time. I happened to be distracted at that time. " From the network pictures, the accident caused serious damage to the rear of the hit vehicle, and the front of Xiaopeng P7 was also deformed.

Xiaopeng P7 is the second product of Xiaopeng Motors. It was launched in April 2020 and officially delivered in June 2020. The price range is 22.42-409900. It is currently the best-selling model of Xiaopeng's three cars. When "Automotive Industry concern" inquired about Xiaopeng P7 user manual, it was learned that when Xiaopeng car assistant driving system was used for the first time, it was necessary to complete the compulsory test and answer session before it could be used. The driving assist XPILOT of Xiaopeng car includes the functions of lane centering assist (LCC), adaptive cruise (ACC) and automatic lane change assist (ALC). Among them, the LCC mainly detects the lane lines on the road through the camera on the windshield and assists the steering wheel to keep the vehicle driving in the middle of the two lanes.

According to the Xiaopeng P7 user manual, Lane centering Assistance (LCC) is a driving assist function, not autopilot in a complete sense. When Lane centering Assistance (LCC) is activated, the driver still needs to keep the steering wheel in hand so that he can take over the vehicle in time when there is a potential danger. Not focusing on driving for a long time may lead to the exit of lane centered assist (LCC).

Up to now, in response to the above incident, the Nine parties News recently reported that a staff member of the Fenghua traffic police brigade accident handling squadron, which is in charge of the road section, said that a preliminary investigation was being conducted into the accident. "after yesterday's accident, we summoned him (the owner of the accident) to take a statement," the staff member said. " As to whether the accident was caused by the LCC auxiliary function of the network, it said it could not be confirmed for the time being.

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