Kyodo News: BYD promises to take full responsibility for accidents caused by its L4 autonomous parking system
Kyodo News reported on July 10, China's leading new energy vehicle company BYD announced on the 9th that it has introduced an autonomous parking function equivalent to Level 4 autonomous driving for its independently developed "Heavenly Eye" high-level intelligent driving assistance system. The update will be pushed to Chinese users via wireless (OTA) method, with specific launch time to be determined. This upgrade adds three parking speed adjustment modes, automatic retraction of side mirrors in narrow parking spaces and other functions, and significantly improves obstacle recognition accuracy. Particularly importantly, BYD announced that it will bear full responsibility for certain accidents that occur during the use of this autonomous parking function for Chinese users: collisions caused by system anomalies or algorithm defects and legally determined as vehicle liability will have their vehicle repair costs and third-party damages directly compensated by BYD, users do not need to go through insurance companies, but can directly contact BYD after-sales service. Industry analysts pointed out that BYD's move directly addresses the pain points of autonomous driving safety responsibilities, and creatively provides a "safety net" guarantee, setting a new benchmark for accident responsibility and user protection in the industry. Its direct compensation commitment greatly enhances user confidence in high-level autonomous driving functions.
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