Two persons were killed in a crash involving a Nio car in Shanghai during a test drive. Two occupants were in the car when it crashed from the third floor of the company’s Shanghai headquarters. The two male casualties were said to be a staff of the EV maker and a technician from one of its partners. The incident once again brings to the spotlight safety concerns surrounding intelligent EVs.
In what can be termed a freak accident, the driver of the Nio test vehicle lost control of the vehicle and smashed through the glass windows before plunging to the ground. There were no reported casualties on the ground, fortunately. Nio is a Chinese EV company and the incident happened on June 22. Nio has confirmed the incident and says preliminary investigations indicate that no flaws were discovered in the test vehicle.
A comprehensive investigation of the incident will reveal the probable cause of the crash. The news of the crash was first aired by state-owned Shanghai Television. Regulatory authorities are yet to make any public pronouncements on the crash. It however raises safety concerns that have remained with the development of autonomous and semi-autonomous vehicles.
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