This is truly awful. Just look at how he gets sent flying in the second video. This footage shows a horrific accident that occurred at the intersection of Wuzhong Road and Guilin Road in the Minhang District of Shanghai, China. I haven’t been able to find any information on what happened to him.
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A series of incidents in China involving EVs going out of control during test drives
The Minhang Branch of the Shanghai Municipal Public Security Bureau announced an accident that occurred on October 14, 2026 at the intersection of Wuzhong Road and Guilin Road in the Minhang District of Shanghai. A 43-year-old woman who was driving a test car for a 4S dealer made a mistake when turning at an intersection, veered onto the sidewalk, and collided with the exterior wall of a hotel, injuring one pedestrian (suspects of drunk or drug driving have been denied. However, it cannot be determined whether the accident was the same as the one shown in the video posted).
Over the past few years in China, there have been repeated reports of accidents in which EVs during test drives suddenly start due to operational errors and crash. In 2023, a NIO test vehicle crashed into a sidewalk in Shanghai, trapping a parent and child; in 2024, a Xiaomi SU7 test vehicle crashed onto the roadside in Xiamen City, Fujian Province; and on October 6, 2026, a test vehicle crashed into an exhibition hall in Taizhou City, Jiangsu Province, trapping one person under the vehicle. It has been pointed out that drivers who are not used to the characteristic of EVs, which produce maximum torque the moment they step on the accelerator, are unable to cope with the feeling of a gasoline-powered vehicle, which can easily lead to erroneous operation.
It is reported that there will be 255,000 road traffic accidents in China as a whole in 2023, resulting in over 60,000 deaths. Approximately 1.24 million people die in traffic accidents worldwide each year, and some estimates say that China has the second-highest number of accidents in the world.
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