Q Jie responded to the M7 rear-end collision and fire that killed 3 people in the car, how to avoid the hidden door handle from affecting the accident rescue?

Red Star Capital Bureau

2024-04-28 15:10Posted on the official account of Sichuan Red Star News Science and Technology Circle

Red Star Capital Bureau reported on April 28 that on April 26, some netizens broke the news on social platforms that on the Xia County Expressway under Yuncheng, Shanxi, a black Wenjie M7 had a rear-end accident, the front cabin caught fire, and three people in the car were unfortunately killed. At noon on April 28, AITO Wenjie responded through its official Weibo, saying that the airbags were opened normally and the characteristics of the power battery pack were normal.

Video of the accident shows that the hidden door handle of the M7 does not appear to have popped out, and several people are trying to smash the windows. Red Star Capital Bureau previously visited a number of automobile 4S stores and participated in a number of auto shows, and found that hidden door handles have become the standard configuration of new energy vehicles of more than 200,000 yuan. Due to the lack of unified specifications for hidden door handles in the industry, many brands of hidden door handles are slightly different, and most of the consumers who come into contact for the first time are confused, and they have also become a roadblock for passers-by to participate in accident rescue.

The M7 rear-end fire killed 3 people in the car, and the car company responded

The family of the deceased spoke out on social platforms, saying that the accident car was a new car that had only been bought for three months, and that the accident had caused the tragic death of her husband, brother and two-year-old son, and hoped to seek witnesses and relevant information to understand the truth of the accident.

She also raised a series of questions, including whether the maintenance vehicles were occupying the fast lane, whether there were road warning signs at the time, and whether the maintenance personnel had the ability to rescue in time, and demanded that they be held accountable.

At the same time, she also questioned why the technologies such as AEB automatic emergency braking and GAEB special-shaped obstacles, flame retardant materials and thermal runaway protection advertised by the M7 did not play a role, and why the airbags did not protect themselves.

A video posted by the family of the deceased on social media

On April 28, topics related to the M7 fire in Wenjie appeared on Weibo hot search. At noon on the same day, AITO Wenjie responded through its official Weibo: At around 16:34 on April 26, a Wenjie M7 Plus had a serious traffic accident in Yuncheng, Shanxi, and it was deeply saddened by the casualties in the accident. According to the national platform data access management regulations, it was learned that the vehicle was operating at a speed of 115km/h when the accident occurred, the airbag was opened normally, and the characteristics of the power battery pack were normal.

Wenjie said that it is actively cooperating with the local traffic police department to carry out the accident investigation, providing all necessary data to restore the cause of the accident, and providing all possible support to the family. The specific investigation results are subject to the follow-up traffic police department report.

AITO's response to the question

Hidden door handles come in different styles How to avoid becoming an obstacle to accident rescue?

According to Zhongxin Jingwei, judging from the video of the accident, the hidden handlebar of the M7 is suspected to have not popped out, and several people are trying to smash the window.

The Red Star Capital Bureau previously visited and found that almost all new energy vehicles above 200,000 yuan use hidden door handles, and even include some models below 100,000 yuan. However, major brands and even different models of the same brand may use different forms of hidden door handles, and for many consumers who are in contact with it for the first time, "not being able to open the door" has become the first problem they face when looking at the car.

Hidden door handles are considered by many to be an obstacle to accident rescue.

In 2019, a Tesla crashed into a fire in the United States, and firefighters were unable to open the car door in the first place after they arrived, resulting in the death of the driver. The driver's family sued Tesla for defective door handles, and the official response said that they could break the window to save people.

Will the hidden door handle affect the rescue? A number of consumers expressed their concerns to the Red Star Capital Bureau, "What if the driver and passengers are unconscious, stuck in the seats, the door handle does not pop out, and the door cannot be opened?"

Liu Hao, an independent auto analyst, told the Red Star Capital Bureau, "Under normal circumstances, after a collision, the central lock of the door will be automatically unlocked, which has nothing to do with whether the door handle is hidden." ”

"A lot of people attribute safety problems to hidden door handles, mainly because the first reaction of passers-by when they come to rescue is to try to pull the car door, and if they can't even find the door handle, they will be more anxious. In Liu Hao's view, industry norms should be formulated for hidden doorknobs, "Doorknobs are standardized so that the public can understand how to open the door and rescue." ”

The staff of Tesla, Buick, NIO and other car companies all told the Red Star Capital Bureau: "In the extreme situation after the collision, if it is not automatically unlocked, the external rescue must break the window." ”

The relevant person in charge of Tesla told the Red Star Capital Bureau: "At present, the hidden door handles and emergency switches of various car companies are different in form and position, and there is no unified standard, which makes it difficult for passers-by to master the method of opening the door." ”

Tesla's Emergency Response Guide describes in detail how to open the doors from inside and outside the vehicle when the power is on or off, as well as how emergency rescue works, such as activating the vehicle's emergency power-off setting to terminate the vehicle's functions when rescuing people in the vehicle, and cutting off the emergency response loop in the trunk to prevent accidental reconnection of wires...... However, many Tesla owners said that they had not carefully read the Emergency Response Guidelines.

Chengdu fire police told the Red Star Capital Bureau that the car will generally be automatically unlocked after a collision, and the hidden door handle will automatically pop out and will not affect the rescue, "but the fire and rescue department needs to understand how to open the hidden door handle of each car company", "whether the car company has communicated with the fire department, need to further understand". The fire police also said that in extreme cases, if the hidden door handle does not pop out, "there may indeed be a safety hazard." ”

Red Star News reporter Wu Danruo

Edited by Yu Dongmei

Car companies responded

The door of the M7 cannot be opened after the accident?Customer service: There is no automatic unlocking, and the external rescue can only smash the window

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