An investigation has been carried out: the owner of Xiaomi did not survive due to hidden door handles

On October 13, 2025, a Xiaomi car driven by a drunk driver collided with another car on an expressway in the city of Chengdu, after which it drove into the oncoming lane, where it caught fire. A forensic examination carried out by the local Transport Accident Assessment Center revealed important details of the accident.

Three seconds before the collision, the car was traveling at approximately 203 km/h, slowing to 167 km/h when it hit the car in front and to 138 km/h when it hit the median barrier.

“The doors could not be opened from the outside because the collision cut off the power to the low-voltage system, which disabled the door handle unlocking function,” Chinese media quoted an expert report as saying.

The car had emergency opening mechanisms, but they are located in such a way that a person has to fully extend his arm through the window, but to break the glass, you need to have a heavy object at hand.

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Meanwhile, in China, auto companies have been banned from equipping their electric vehicles with hidden door handles. The decision was prompted precisely by issues of passive safety.