Beijing, August 15 news (reporter Zhang Jiaqi) On the 15th, the news of the death of Lin Wenqin, the founder of Meiyihao Company, in a car accident triggered a hot discussion on the Internet. It is worth noting that in the obituary released by the "Mei YiHao" WeChat public account, at 2 p.m. on August 12, Lin Wenqin drove the WEIO ES8 car to enable the automatic driving function (NOP pilot state), and a traffic accident occurred in the Hanjiang section of the Shenhai Expressway, and unfortunately died at the age of 31.
Obituary released by the "Beauty One Good" WeChat public account (picture from: "Beauty One Good" WeChat public account)
On the morning of the 15th, the central broadcasting network reporter called the putian expressway traffic police detachment in Fujian Province, and the police confirmed the matter and said that the incident is currently under investigation. The police told reporters: "This accident was caused by Lin Wenqin driving a Weilai car to rear-end the car in front of it, and the accident caused serious damage to the vehicle and needs to wait for further investigation results." ”
App data of the NIO car at the time of the accident (photo provided by Mr. Zheng)
"The evidence we have so far includes the app data that the NIO car was driving at the time of the incident." Mr. Zheng, a former friend of Lin Wenqin, said: "The data includes the use of vehicles, such as the trajectory, route, time, kilometers, and status at that time. In the travel speed column, the speed of the line chart drops to zero after 56 minutes, indicating that the accident occurred. ”
Whether the accident is related to NIO Pilot Automatic Driving AssistEd Driving System of NIO Automobile has become the focus of attention of netizens. In this regard, Mr. Zheng said, "At present, it can be confirmed that the automatic driving assisted driving system was turned on at the time of the incident, and the engineers of the Shanghai headquarters of Weilai Company have made a telephone confirmation to the person in charge of The Minnan District of Weilai Fujian, at that time, the traffic police were also at the scene, and the relevant evidence has been handed over to the police." ”
Zhang Xiang, an automotive analyst, said: "According to the line chart of driving speed, in the first 30 minutes of the vehicle's driving, the speed change is larger with more traffic on the road. After about 30 minutes, the vehicle enters the highway, the driving is relatively smooth, and it is likely that the automatic driving assistance system is turned on. According to the previous traffic accidents caused by automatic driver assistance systems, the control of the vehicle is still in the hands of the driver, so car companies are often reluctant to bear relevant responsibilities. ”
For the progress of this incident, the reporters of the Central Broadcasting Network will continue to pay attention to it.