A car owner from China complained to Bloomberg about the car’s active safety system, which should avoid accidents, but instead tried to steer the car into a bump stop and into the oncoming lane.
“In one incident, the SUV allegedly accelerated to highway speeds on its own and veered into the median. During another trip, the car reportedly turned the steering wheel sharply, nearly driving into oncoming traffic,” the publication notes.
At the end of 2024, a Chinese entrepreneur named Zhou paid 1.1 million yuan (12.9 million rubles) for a new car. BYD’s new product attracted his attention due to its active safety system, which subsequently did not live up to expectations.
During one trip in clear weather, the car suddenly accelerated to 93 km/h with a speed limit of 60 km/h and flew off to the side of the road. Another time, according to Zhou, the U8 made a sudden maneuver, changing lanes on its own right in front of oncoming traffic.
Bloomberg points out that such complaints began to arrive after BYD introduced autonomous driving technologies into mass-market cars. The company, trying to overtake competitors in “smart” functions, began installing the God’s Eye system even on budget models. Ultimately, BYD Yangwang settled the car owner’s claims.
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