Following a deadly crash, China’s autonomous driving crackdown, characterised by strict new rules, signals a shift in the world’s largest automotive market On 1 April 2025, a tragic accident involving Xiaomi’s SU7 sedan, operating in semi-autonomous mode, claimed three lives in Tongling, Anhui province, when the vehicle crashed into a concrete barrier and caught fire. The incident, which occurred seconds after the driver took manual control from the advanced driver …
