Recently, Xiaopeng Automobile, the leader of domestic automatic driving, was exposed by the media that a car owner suddenly encountered a malfunction condition and eventually caused a car accident when using automatic assisted driving. Related topics also quickly appeared on Weibo's hot search, triggering heated discussion among netizens.
In this regard, the latest response of Xiaopeng Automobile said that the accident was caused by the owner not maintaining the observation of the environment in front of the vehicle and taking over the vehicle in time. In terms of stock prices, Hong Kong stock Xiaopeng Automobile fell by nearly 10% today.
The owner of the car said that Xiaopeng Automobile's automatic assisted driving failed
According to reports, recently, Mr. Deng, the owner of Xiaopeng Automobile in Yueyang, Hunan Province, said that after he turned on automatic auxiliary driving on the national highway for more than ten kilometers, he found that there was a car in front of him that overturned on the road, but Xiaopeng Car did not have any alarm and deceleration, but directly hit it.
Mr. Deng said he had an emergency brake after finding the abnormality, but the car did not react at all. At the same time, according to the driving recorder provided by the owner, the acceleration value before the impact has risen.
As can be seen from the video, in the end, the Xiaopeng car driven by Mr. Deng collided with the overturned vehicle, causing a secondary accident, and both vehicles suffered different degrees of damage.
Video screenshot: The vehicle on the right side of the picture is Xiaopeng
"The traffic police said there were no brake marks at the scene, but I did step on the brakes and I was injured myself." Mr. Deng said that he has seven years of driving experience, and has encountered similar traffic jams on high speeds before, but the automatic driving also stopped automatically, and he chose Xiaopeng Automobile because of its automatic assisted driving selling point.
In this regard, Xiaopeng Automobile after-sales experience commissioner has responded, saying that the identification of stationary objects on the highway has always been more difficult, and the company also writes on the vehicle manual that the identification of stationary objects has a relatively large probability of failure, and expressed its willingness to give away a one-year extended warranty, but was rejected by Mr. Deng, and the two sides did not reach an agreement through consultation.
Netizen: It's terrible
After the matter was exposed, related topics also once rushed to Weibo hot search, triggering heated discussion among netizens.
Netizens have left messages saying that it is too thrilling and terrible, hoping to find out the cause of the accident.
Some netizens said that the automatic driving technology is not very mature, although it can bring convenience, but the safety hazards are still not small, can not be fully trusted.
Some netizens suspected whether the owner had made an operation mistake.
Some netizens said that assisted driving and automatic driving are not the same thing, and assisted driving cannot completely replace driving.
Some netizens said that if the recognition of stationary objects has a relatively large probability of failure, it should be clearly informed to the driver, and even some netizens bluntly said that such vehicles should be cautiously listed for sale.
Xiaopeng Automobile responded: The owner did not keep an eye on it and take over the vehicle in time
Xiaopeng Automobile's latest response said that the accident was caused by the owner's failure to maintain observation of the environment in front of the vehicle and take over the vehicle in time.
The following is the full text of Xiaopeng Automobile's response:
Regarding the owner of the car, Mr. Deng, who reported that he used ACC+LCC (Adaptive Cruise Control & Lane Centering Function), he collided with the accident vehicle parked in front of him, and our company attached great importance to it. He deeply regretted the accident of the vehicle and expressed concern about Mr. Deng's physical condition.
After investigation, on March 13, the owner of the car, Mr. Deng, drove the Xiaopeng P7 in a local highway section and collided with the overturned vehicle parked in front of him, and the accident did not cause injury. After the accident, through the background collision monitoring, our customer service staff called the customer for the first time to inquire about the situation and give assistance and guidance. The preliminary judgment is that the owner did not maintain the observation of the environment in front of the vehicle and take over the vehicle in time during the process of making the ACC + LCC (Adaptive Cruise & Lane CenterIng Function). After the investigation and judgment of the local traffic police department, the conclusion is also in line with the above situation.
Here, we need to remind the majority of drivers once again that in the process of using the assisted driving system, it is necessary to maintain observation of the surrounding environment of the vehicle and follow the instructions for the use of relevant functions in the user manual to ensure driving safety.
Customer experience is the top priority of Xiaopeng Motors, and after the accident, we have provided Mr. Deng with a free scooter for the first time. We will also actively communicate with Mr. Deng about follow-up maintenance matters to help car owners resume use as soon as possible.
Leading the "Wei Xiaoli", Xiaopeng P7 became a hit
In terms of sales, in March this year, Xiaopeng Automobile ranked first in the list of "Wei Xiaoli", a new car-making force.
According to the latest delivery data, in March this year, Xiaopeng Automobile delivered a total of 15,414 vehicles, an increase of 202% year-on-year; Ideal Automobile delivered a total of 11,034 vehicles, an increase of 125.2% year-on-year; NIO delivered a total of 9,985 vehicles, an increase of 37.6% year-on-year.
From the data of the first quarter of this year, Xiaopeng Automobile delivered a total of 34,561 vehicles, an increase of 159% year-on-year; Ideal Automobile delivered a total of 31,716 vehicles, an increase of 152% year-on-year; WEILAI delivered a total of 25,768 vehicles, an increase of 28.5% year-on-year. However, in February this year, Ideal Automobile also surpassed the delivery volume of 6225 units of Xiaopeng Automobile with a delivery data of 8414 units, ranking first in "Wei Xiaoli".
The biggest contributor to helping Xiaopeng Automobile become a sales champion is the Xiaopeng P7. It is reported that the model was launched in April 2020, positioning medium-sized pure electric coupe, although the early stage was not optimistic about the market, but from the sales data point of view, it is more and more hot, and gradually become a pure electric coupe market explosive model.
Source: Xiaopeng Automobile official website
The data shows that since the second half of 2021, Xiaopeng P7 sales began to lead, and by October, the sales growth rate of Xiaopeng P7 reached 187.3% year-on-year, and by March this year, The monthly delivery of Xiaopeng P7 exceeded 9,000 to 9183 vehicles for the first time. It is reported that in the first quarter of this year, Xiaopeng P7 sold a total of 19427 vehicles.
In the face of major competitors such as Model 3, the core competitiveness of Xiaopeng P7 is its intelligent driver assistance system.
According to the official website, Xiaopeng Motors is the only automobile company in China that independently develops full-stack autonomous driving technology including positioning and high-precision map fusion, perception algorithm and sensor fusion and behavior planning, motion planning and control, and applies the software on mass production cars. Most of the Xiaopeng P7 is equipped with the new XPILOT3.0 intelligent driver assistance system, which supports NGP intelligent navigation assistance and parking memory parking. Among them, the high-speed NGP intelligent navigation assistance driving function can realize full-speed adaptive cruise, adaptive corner cruise, lane center control, intelligent lane change assistance, etc.
However, in the official introduction of Xiaopeng P7, it is also noted that the XPILOT intelligent driver assistance system cannot cope with all traffic, weather and road conditions. Drivers must always be aware of the current traffic situation, and if the intelligent driver assistance system fails to provide proper steering assistance or maintain proper distance and speed, the driver will need to intervene actively. Drivers should be aware of these limitations before using the features. Use with caution in situations where traffic conditions are complex and changeable, snow, rain, wet and slippery roads, watery or muddy roads, poor visibility, rugged mountain roads or highway entrances and exits.
On the other hand, from the financial report, Xiaopeng Automobile's investment in research and development is also relatively high. According to the financial report data, in 2021, Xiaopeng Automobile's R&D investment was 4.114 billion yuan, an increase of 137.6% year-on-year, accounting for 19.6% of revenue, higher than 12.7% of Weilai and 12.2% of Ideal Automobile in the same period. In the past three years, Xiaopeng Automobile has invested nearly 8 billion yuan in research and development.
In March this year, at the 2022 China Electric Vehicle 100 Forum, He Xiaopeng, chairman of Xiaopeng Motors, said that he believes that the second half of intelligent driving will soon come, and from 2023 will enter a new era of "man-machine co-driving" (high-end intelligent auxiliary driving), Xiaopeng hopes to become an explorer of future travel. It is expected that in the first half of 2023, Xiaopeng Automobile will launch the software and services of XPIILOT 4.0, and truly achieve all-scenario intelligent assisted driving. By 2026, Xiaopeng Motors will transition to driverless.
In terms of stock prices, in the early trading on April 11, Hong Kong auto stocks collectively fell, of which Great Wall Motors once fell more than 11%, Weilai once fell more than 8%, Ideal Automobile once fell nearly 7%, and Xiaopeng Motors also fell more than 10%. As of the close, Xiaopeng Automobile was quoted at HK$100.2 per share, down 9.89%, with a market capitalization of HK$171.8 billion.
Source China Fund News
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