中 Xiaomi buys more than 70 electric cars in a day, what's going on?
Nov 25, 2024
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Consumers suspect an auto-parking failure.
According to Chinese media such as China Dotcom, more than 70 Xiaomi's first electric vehicle SU7 (Chinese name Suqi) Standard Edition models scratched walls or crashed into pillars during parking from 12 p.m. on the 14th to the early morning of the 15th.
Drivers pointed out an error in the automatic parking function.
This function allows the vehicle to identify its own location and park near the parking location.
Beijing citizen A's car, which was said to have been in such an accident at 6 p.m. on the 14th, damaged the bumper and rear part.
"I went into the underground parking lot and turned on the automatic parking function, and the car suddenly hit a pillar next to the parking space," he said. "It didn't even sound a collision prevention warning alarm. It continued to operate without stopping after the collision, making the damage even greater."
"I've used the automatic parking function more than 100 times in the same place so far, and this is the first time an accident like this has occurred," he said, who purchased the SU7 in April this year.
He contacted Xiaomi's customer center immediately after the accident, but the owner himself must inform the insurance company directly" was answered.
He later learned online that a number of SU7 owners had similar accidents, he said.
In the temporarily opened 'SU7 Accident Chat Room', more than 70 people have claimed similar damages so far.
The cause of the accident of the vehicle investigated so far was estimated to be an automatic parking function caused by an error in the Xiaomi system (bug).
Xiaomi Customer Center said it will compensate identified victims such as A for repair costs and provide 1,500 Xiaomi points (150 yuan, worth about 29,000 won) every day during the repair period.
Meanwhile, the SU7 is Xiaomi's first electric vehicle launched late last year.
SU7 was released in three versions: Standard, Pro, and Max, with prices starting at 215,900 yuan (about 4.181 million won), 245,900 yuan (about 47.62 million won), and 299,900 yuan (about 58.08 million won), respectively.
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