China has received a blow of reality. This is Kyle Chan’s opinionexpert in Chinese industry, who summarizes the position of Tesla on the rest of the Chinese companies in terms of safety of their ADAS systems.
The Tweet is motivated by a Chinese program that has faced 36 cars to the same exam to check how 15 obstacles were solved. The result: 216 accidents and a much higher position of Tesla. So superior that Elon Musk’s cars have not only obtained the highest score, they are also the only ones who have successfully solved five of the six major scenarios under which the tests were encompassed.
But, in addition to all this, there are many other interesting diatribes. All tests were published on television since they were carried out by the media DonGchedi. It is not just a sample of the lack of Chinese cars is also a touch of attention to their own manufacturers.
Frightful results
China is living a revolution in the car market. There is no doubt about that. They have electric cars with the highest technological load in the world and live in a competitive bubble so strong that it threatensLeave multiple brands aheadwith the most settled by launching a Aggressive Price War.
But in addition to having the car equipped with the fastest electric charge or the best incorporated drone, Chinese manufacturers They have been presuming exceptional autonomous driving capabilities. In fact, ourselves in Xataka We have been able to check firsthand how a car of less than 10,000 euros to direct change, such as Byd Seagullcan move with total ease with the famous Eye of God less advanced.
Despite this, the Chinese government has been launching messages to manufacturers warning them that they cannot sell promises that they cannot meet later. That is why he has imposed fines to those who offer their products showing videos or presuming an advanced autonomous driving that then has many asterisks. It is one of the reasons why Autonomous driving was the great absent In the last presentation of Xiaomi Yu7.
And the ears pull has finished exemplifying the tests performed by the Chinese media DonGchediwhose video and a half video It can also be seen on YouTube. It shows the examination that 36 cars have passed, the vast majority of them Chinese cars, who have faced 15 risk situations encompassed in six large groups. The result has been fateful.
The Chinese car with the best score has been the GWM Wey Lanshan, obtaining the third best score and saving furniture in three of the six large groups.
Specifically, he acted correctly avoiding an accident when he found an unexpected obstacle on the road, with the appearance of trucks in works areas or when a second vehicle appeared completely detained by surprise. He suspended with the appearance of other obstacles in works areas, when a second vehicle cut his trajectory aggressively or with the appearance of a wild animal.
Similar results (exceeding three of the six scenarios) have also been obtained by the XPEng G6, Aito M9, Luxeed R7 and De denza Z9 GT EV, from better to worse score. Below, all the remaining cars (29 of 36) have not solved more than two risk situations.
And of those 29 suspended cars, another 15 have failed to overcome even one of the proposed scenarios. Some, in fact, have only faced four risk situations because they lacked the necessary equipment to face these tests. The Mercedes Class C and the Volkswagen Passat are among these 15 cars that have failed to overcome a single test.
But there are surprises among the suspended. The eighth classified is the Aion RT, a Chinese car that has not managed to overcome more than two tests. Just ahead of TOYOTA BZ3Xthe next non -Chinese car (With its nuances) that is in the test and that next to Tesla is the only one that sneaks among the 10 best. If we can talk about “the best” for cars that have not exceeded four of the six proposed tests.
They are cars that, despite everything, have been better classified than the Xiaomi Su7 (and also that its ultra version, which has obtained worse results yet), six byd cars (both under the firm byd and some of its luxury brands) or those expected in Europe, the leapmotor C10 and the XPEng P7 (which are sold in Europe) or the expected Zeekr 001O EV. You can see all the list in Carnewschina.
A good ear pull
The publication of the evidence is not accidental and is especially relevant. In the post with which we opened this article, Kyle Chan highlighted that Tesla is living her own “Chatgpt moment”. The company It has been criticized by Do not include lidar radars in their cars that should improve their performance. However, it has proven to be ahead of all its competitors.
The Tesla Model 3 and Model and They are the only ones who have achieved Save successfully almost all tests. The electric Berlina only suspended when faced with the appearance of a wild animal while model and did overcome this problem but acted in an inconvenient way in the scenarios in works.
In spite of everything, Chan defends on his tweet that the results highlight the true situation of Chinese technology, although manufacturers try to demonstrate that they are much more advanced. For Chan, that the tests were broadcast on television are a clear government call to the manufacturers, something that begins to be common after an accident of an Xiaomi SU7 that had activated the ADAS systems for semi -automatic driving was recorded.
Hu Xijin, former newspaper editor Global Timeswhich is dependent on the Chinese Communist Party and, therefore, it is understood that it is an extension of the government’s communications, pointed out That the results of the tests were good for local manufacturers because they position them where they really are. Understand that it is a good time for Chinese brands to learn what Elon Musk’s signature has done well.
The problem so far in China (and in the rest of the world) is that There are no clearly standardized tests To test the ADAS systems and, in addition, they have not been carried out exhaustive exams With large volumes of vehicles. This has led brands to overestimate their capabilities, offering videos in which they demonstrate their supposed superiority.
The latter has not been something exclusive to China although his government does seem to be acting against it. Remember that it was already demonstrated how Tesla herself had published false videos On the autonomous capabilities of their cars or that in the United States the NHTSA has also given a pull of ears to firms like Mercedes, warning of deceptive advertising What your cars can do autonomously.
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