XPeng Responds to Autonomous Driving Emergency Avoidance Almost Causing An Accident

On May 3rd, a netizen posted a video claiming that while using the XPeng G9’s autonomous driving system, the car turned right to avoid a large vehicle in front but did not return to its original direction afterwards. The owner then took over and quickly turned the steering wheel to avoid an accident.

In response, XPeng customer service stated that the OTA version of the XPeng G9 has been updated recently and is currently at version 4.2.1. They have not received any feedback from this customer yet and will report it to the headquarters for analysis by engineers.

The customer service representative also mentioned that drivers should not solely rely on assisted driving features while driving and should remain attentive.

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Recently, XPeng Motors released its delivery data for April, showing that it delivered 7,079 vehicles during the month. This represents a slight increase compared to March and a year-on-year decrease of 21.3%. The cumulative sales volume from January to April was 25,309 vehicles.

It is worth mentioning that in April 2023, XPeng G9 obtained the third-level road passenger test license in Guangzhou. The company expects to launch autonomous driving passenger testing for all users in the Huangpu District of Guangzhou in the second half of 2023.