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On October 14, Cyrus issued an accident statement in response to the M9 accident in Wuhan, which has been hotly discussed on the Internet in recent days. Officials said in a statement that the accident occurred around 15:54 on Oct. 9 when a border M9 collided with a truck in the opposite lane in Wuhan. Officials expressed deep sadness at the casualties in the accident.

In addition, in response to the comments on the market related to the self-driving function of the M9, Cyrus said that after data analysis, the vehicle had withdrawn from intelligent driving before the accident, and the braking, steering and acceleration functions of the vehicle were normal. The company is actively cooperating with the local traffic police department to carry out accident investigation and provide all possible support to car owners and their families.

On October 9, a WeChat group chat screenshot of "Hubei Jiangxi Chamber of Commerce members" was circulated on the Internet. According to the screenshot: "Vice President Luo Mou of the Chamber of Commerce was hit by a large truck on his way to the M9 autopilot with his brother and sister-in-law yesterday afternoon. at present, President Luo and his sister-in-law have been safely transferred to treatment after emergency treatment in the hospital. Jiangxia District people's Hospital is now under treatment. President Luo's brother could not be rescued because of serious injuries. After President Luo woke up this morning, the Wechat Secretariat specially asked us to remind everyone who bought a M9 car to pay attention to driving safety and to pay special attention to the careful use of self-driving functions. "

At the same time, pictures of the accident scene were also revealed. From the exposed pictures, we can see that in the M9 after the accident, the position of the hood of the car has been hit beyond recognition, and the parts of the vehicle have been hit and dropped to the ground. It is understood that the accident resulted in one death and two injuries.

After the picture was released, the incident also attracted a lot of attention on the Internet, with netizens commenting that even cars with very strong smart driving ability should not rely too much on 100%, because at this stage, intelligent driving systems are still in the category of auxiliary driving. it's impossible to be 100% safe. At present, all smart drivers are at the L2 level, which is far from reaching the L3-L4 level. It is suggested that we should not rely too much on auxiliary driving.

Some media contacted people related to the car about the accident, and the staff member replied: the company has been concerned about the serious traffic accident in Wuhan and is following up the investigation. At present, the police have not yet decided the responsibility, and the specific facts should be reported by the police. At the same time, it is pointed out that "LCC is a lane cruising assistance function, so it is impossible to identify all risk scenarios. Drivers still need to pay attention to the road conditions ahead and control the speed or apply braking in time when necessary. Drivers must always hold the steering wheel with both hands, observe the road or surrounding environment, and be ready to take over the vehicle and take corrective measures."

It is worth mentioning that after the official description of the accident, a blogger posted on Weibo that the accident was caused by a large truck overtaking in the reverse direction and did not wear a seat belt in the back. At the beginning, it was also said that it was hit, but it was handed down that it was not hit, but became a pot of smart driving. Regarding this matter, President Luo himself, the party concerned, also wrote in the moments that the accident was too sad and the remarks were not objective. The dead have rest in peace, and the living should take care. I hope they will not disturb themselves and their families.

The data show that the car involved in the accident is the third model launched by Mengjie Motor, which will be on the market on December 26, 2023. The new car is positioned as a large SUV with a total of 4 models with a price range of 469800-569800 yuan. As soon as the new car came on the market, it became a popular model. The latest September sales of the M9 were 15207, compared with 108136 from January to September this year, according to official figures.

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