Xiaomi (01810) has announced details of the "SU7 high-speed collision and explosion accident".

On April 1st, a spokesperson for Xiaomi (01810) posted on Weibo in response to the news that "a Xiaomi SU7 was involved in a serious traffic accident on the highway resulting in the death of 3 people." Xiaomi stated that the incident occurred on a road section undergoing construction and repair, with road barriers closing the lane and diverting traffic to the opposite lane. The vehicle detected an obstacle, issued a warning, and began to decelerate. The driver then took control of the vehicle, entered manual driving mode, continued to decelerate, and steered the vehicle. The vehicle subsequently collided with a cement barrier, with the system confirming a speed of around 97km/h before the impact. After the collision, Xiaomi immediately contacted the owner of the vehicle and confirmed that the owner was not the driver at the time. They also called for emergency rescue for the occupants, contacted the police, and contacted the 120 emergency service. Subsequently, the police arrived at the scene and conducted a thorough investigation. Xiaomi promptly formed a special team that traveled to Tongling on the 30th, under the guidance of the police, to actively cooperate with the investigation, gather evidence, and submitted the vehicle's driving data and system operation information to the police on the evening of the 31st according to the law. Xiaomi will continue to fully cooperate with the police and strictly follow the investigation results to ensure transparent handling of the incident. The special team will also contact the families of the victims under the guidance and permission of the police, and assist with post-incident matters while providing support and help. The information known to Xiaomi and submitted to the police includes the following timeline: - March 29th, 22:27:17 NOA activated, vehicle speed 116km/h - March 29th, 22:28:17 Mild distraction warning - March 29th, 22:36:48 NOA issued a hands-off warning to "Please hold the steering wheel" - March 29th, 22:44:24 NOA issued a risk alert "Please be aware of obstacles ahead," requested deceleration, and began decelerating - March 29th, 22:44:25 NOA was taken over, entered manual driving mode, steering wheel turned left by 22.0625 degrees, brake pedal opened to 31% - March 29th, 22:44:26 Steering wheel turned right by 1.0625 degrees, brake pedal opened to 38% - March 29th, between 22:44:26-28, the vehicle collided with the cement barrier - March 29th, 22:44:28 Vehicle's Ecall triggered - March 29th, 22:44:39 Vehicle's Ecall connected, confirmed the accident, called the police, and contacted the 120 emergency service - March 29th, 22:45:06 Contacted the owner, confirmed non-owner driving - March 29th, 22:47:15 Successfully dispatched 120 - March 29th, around 23:00, 120 arrived at the scene