Fatal Xiaomi SU7 Ultra fire after crash in Chengdu raises questions over self-driving feature
S5 · 13 Oct 2025 · Xiaomi · Chengdu, China
Record
| Company | Xiaomi |
| Industry | Humanoid robots |
| Type(s) | fire |
| Date | 13 Oct 2025 (day precision) |
| Time of day | 03:16 |
| Location | Chengdu, China |
| Severity | (fatality or catastrophic loss) |
| Scale | not documented |
| Confidence | high |
| Verified flag | Yes - independently re-checked against the cited source |
Summary
A Xiaomi SU7 Ultra caught fire after a crash in Chengdu; the driver died after bystander rescue attempts failed, prompting scrutiny of the car's automated safety/self-driving systems.
Primary source
Publisher: South China Morning Post · Retrieved: 2026-09-16
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| Date | Supporting source row | Publisher | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Oct 2025 | Fatal Xiaomi SU7 Ultra fire after crash in Chengdu raises questions over self-driving feature | South China Morning Post | South China Morning Post |
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