New Energy Vehicles (NEVs) in China
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manqiangrexue
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Sucks but we have a buffer to work with and improve:
Tesla Has the Highest Fatal Accident Rate of All Auto Brands, Study Finds
There are rumours that the high amount of attention this incident is having is a sign from Beijing to Lei Jun to tone things down a notch
Xiaomi car is sport and cheap, target young people with reckless behaviour, but security method is not good enough.
A few pointers:
-vehicle was moving at 116 km/h pre-crash on a road undergoing maintenance going into single open lane with a speed limit of 40km/h
- Sensing the road narrowing ahead, the vehicle returned control to the driver from self driving.
- given the speed the vehicle is moving at, even at max detection distance of 250m this is only 7.7 seconds before impact.
- the driver panicked and over corrected, crashing the vehicle.
This is really a lesson in sufficient driver attention monitoring more than anything. All self driving cars do terribly with road works, as it requires going the wrong direction or interpretation of hand signals from traffic control. It could happen to any other car brand.
I think from production side they are not ready. Not enough capacity.
It's not just security, but the use of influencers and bots to defame other brands as well as multiple documented cases of industrial espionage. The worst thing is Xiaomi uses these influencers to create a "Jai Hind"-like cult of personality around Xiaomi and Lei Jun so that Xiaomi fans believe Xiaomi is always being victimized. Xiaomi also uses its influencers and botnet to mass report posts to limit their visibility, or in some cases, get them taken down.
For reference, the cult-like behavior is so extreme that Xiaomi influencers were caught recruiting minors to defame competitors. Multiple Xiaomi influencers directly affiliated with the highest levels of management have been arrested for violating the law. One escaped to Italy.
Xiaomi constantly boasts about their self-developed technologies, but they largely license, or in some cases, outright steal, technology from other companies. I would caution against taking anything written about Xiaomi on social media at face value, especially after this incident. Xiaomi's internet army was able to suppress news of the accident for 2 whole days before the authorities stepped in.
Some high-profile members of this forum use posts from Xiaomi influencers as news. I hope this is done out of ignorance, and not malice. While Xiaomi has made contributions to science and technology, we should seek truth from facts and not be tricked by their false marketing.
Tone what down ? Lol
Wow...that sounds serious. Never knew that. Always thought Xiaomi was a very open and commendable tech company. If thats the case as you mentioned, then you cant blame the company per se..Ypu shoulf blame the government,authorities, regulators for not doing their job properly..Afterall, thats the whole reason as to why a government exists. Provate companies and individuals will.obviously try and make as mjch profit for their company and shareholders as possible if given the chance..regulators/authorties are the ones to make sure the rules are respected and IMPLEMENTED not just in theory but practice as well. So i guess Xiaomi is doing what they have to do to thrive, its up to the government to discipline them if they crross the law and make sure everybody is following the rules..
Well many companies in China do this kind of stuff. Not just exclusive to Xiaomi.