On the evening of February 27, Lei Jun, founder, chairman and CEO of Xiaomi Group, started a live broadcast at Xiaomi Automobile Factory, where he and Xiaomi safety experts gave a detailed explanation of the vehicle safety system and accident investigation process, in response to external concerns about the timeliness of accident information disclosure.
During the live broadcast, Xiaomi safety experts broke down the complete accident investigation process in detail: After a traffic accident or fire accident, the traffic police and fire departments will first seal off the scene and seal the vehicles, and then retrieve various relevant data and information. After completing the on-site investigation, experts will be called in to conduct analysis and judgment. Some complex accidents require identification experiments to finally draw technical conclusions. This process takes a certain amount of time and cannot be completed quickly.
Lei Jun live broadcast. Picture source Lei Jun Weibo
Experts made it clear that during the investigation, car companies, as the party under investigation, must fulfill their obligations to provide truthful information and are generally not allowed to have access to sealed vehicles. Regulatory authorities also prohibit companies from interfering with the investigation.
Experts also said that now on the Internet, everyone is very concerned about security issues. Many people will hope that if there is a situation today, the results will be immediately available tomorrow. Especially as an enterprise, should we stand up and tell everyone clearly what happened?
Experts emphasize that without the permission of the regulatory authorities, car companies are in principle not allowed to disclose accident-related information on their own and must wait for the regulatory authorities to issue unified, credible and authoritative results before making an official announcement.
Lei Jun said in the live broadcast that this live broadcast focuses on inviting safety experts to interpret professional content, with the purpose of letting the public clearly understand the standardized process of accident investigation. Xiaomi will strictly abide by regulatory requirements, fully cooperate with various accident investigations, and adhere to the bottom line of vehicle safety.