AITO Automobile official: the test driving accident of Dongguan Laobu user Center was caused by users mistaking the throttle for the brake.

CTOnews.com, November 13, AITO asked about the car tonight to explain the earlier test-driving accident at the Liaobu user Center in Dongguan.

After background data analysis and confirmation with test-driving users, the user mistakenly mistook the acceleration pedal for the brake pedal, leading to the accident, the official said in a statement.

According to the data of the accident vehicle, after the car was put into R gear, (the owner) pressed the throttle twice to the end for a total of 4 seconds, with an acceleration of-5.83m/s ², during which the maximum speed of the drive motor reached 3180 rpm, the maximum torque was 300N ·m, and the maximum speed was 32.82km/h.

Both vehicles have been repaired by test driving insurance and no one has been injured.

Previously on CTOnews.com:

This afternoon, a video of a test driver of the M5 driving improperly "riding" above a BYD dolphin attracted netizens' attention, with the dolphin's door panel damaged and the M5's rear bumper damaged to some extent. The dolphin's driving recorder showed that the accident occurred suddenly when the M5 was backing up.

Subsequently, Yu Chengdong explained the details of the accident in the form of a group chat. Yu Chengdong said that combined with the video judgment of the external recorder, it was the customer's misoperation that stepped on the wrong accelerator pedal.