Fatal XPeng P7 Collision with Roadside Motorist in Ningbo
A person checking a broken-down car died when an XPeng P7 struck the stationary roadside scene on Ningbo’s Airport Road elevated highway in China on August 10, 2022. A purported driver chat suggested lane-centering assistance was engaged, but XPeng did not confirm the active driving mode. The precise AI contribution remains disputed.
Lin Wenqin Fatal NIO ES8 Crash During Reported Navigate on Pilot Use
Lin Wenqin, 31, died when his NIO ES8 struck a highway maintenance vehicle on the Shenhai Expressway in Fujian, China, on August 12, 2021. His family supplied trip records indicating substantial use of NIO Navigate on Pilot. NIO acknowledged the investigation and stressed NOP is supervised assistance, not autonomous driving; definitive software causation was not established.
Gao Yaning Fatal Tesla Crash and Early Autopilot Lawsuit in China
Gao Yaning, 23, died on January 20, 2016 when his Tesla Model S struck a road-sweeping vehicle in Hebei, China. His father Gao Jubin sued Tesla alleging Autopilot was operating and failed to respond. Tesla said crash damage prevented it from confirming system engagement. No adjudicated software-causation finding was established.
Three Students Killed in Xiaomi SU7 Crash Following NOA Handover in Anhui
Three female university students died in a Xiaomi SU7 collision with a highway construction barrier in Anhui, China, on March 29, 2025. Xiaomi confirmed Navigation on Autopilot assistance had been operating at 116 km/h and warned of an obstacle only seconds before the driver took over and the car struck the barrier. A final allocation of fault to the software was not established.