The cab is empty! Netizen: Strict investigation, reaching a speed of 120 kilometers per hour | car | speed
On the highway, an ideal car drove at a speed of 120 kilometers per hour, leaving the driver's cabin empty. The screen in the passenger seat also played the TV series "Fury". On July 19th, a video posted by netizens made many people sweat.
Ideal car for high-speed autonomous driving
Netizens call for strict investigation
On the afternoon of July 19th, a netizen posted a video. The filmmaker of the video is in the back seat of an ideal car, driving at a speed of 120 kilometers per hour on the highway, but the driver's cabin is empty. A bottle of beverage is inserted on the steering wheel, and a man is sitting in the passenger seat. The TV drama "Fury" is playing on the screen in front of the seat. In the video, a woman said in Sichuan dialect, "Look at the Ideal Cow X. We are sitting in the back row, and it helps us drive. We are watching the drama."
The video publisher called for strict investigation of such car owners in the comment section. Another netizen shared this video and said, "Ideal cars are assisted driving, not autonomous driving."
Road signs outside the window
A reporter from Jimu News noticed a flashing road sign on a highway outside the car window. The road sign shows that the vehicle is driving on the S3 highway, with the locations ahead being Anyue and Chongqing in Sichuan Province. There is also a transportation hub leading to the S40 highway ahead. Based on this judgment, the filming location of the video is towards Chongqing on the Chongqing Chengdu Expressway, close to the Tongjia Hub.
On the evening of July 19th, Jimu News contacted the customer service of Ideal Automobile, and their staff said that when activating the auxiliary driving function of Ideal Automobile, the driver must sit in the cab and hold the steering wheel. The staff asked the reporter to send relevant videos and questions to the email, and there will be dedicated staff to respond.
The reporter subsequently contacted the relevant staff of the 21st Brigade of the Sichuan Expressway Traffic Police Third Brigade and sent the video and other materials to the other party. They stated that they would investigate and handle the matter.
There are precedents for similar dangerous operations
Ideal Automobile once posted an article opposing it
As early as 2021, a video sparked a heated discussion among netizens. In an Ideal ONE car, both the driver's and passenger seats were folded down, and the owner and passengers lay flat inside the car, even posting a video to show off.
After the incident escalated online, Ideal Automobile responded through its official Weibo account that we noticed that some car owners mistakenly used Ideal Automobile's assisted driving system while using dangerous devices such as seat belt buckles. Ideal Automobile firmly opposes this situation and demands that all car owners use the assisted driving system in the correct way.
The auxiliary driving system of an ideal car must be fastened with a seat belt before it can be used. During vehicle operation, do not leave the steering wheel with both hands. The steering wheel of Ideal ONE is equipped with a grip sensing sensor, which will alert the driver through visual and auditory alarms. If the driver does not take over the steering wheel for a period of time, the system will exit and the use of auxiliary driving functions will be prohibited during this driving. Ideal ONE provides assisted driving functions rather than autonomous driving. Car owners are advised to use it correctly, drive safely, and cherish life.
Ideal Automobile has previously posted a response to similar dangerous behavior
Industry insiders have analyzed that in order to activate the auxiliary driving system of an ideal car, it is necessary to meet these conditions: grip the steering wheel tightly, fasten the seat belt buckle in place, and have clear lane markings. Some car owners can easily deceive the system by purchasing seat belt buckles and steering wheel boosters online, enabling the activation of the assisted driving system when there is no one in the cab. In the above video, the relevant personnel placed a bottle of beverage on the steering wheel, replacing the function of the steering wheel's "booster".
On the evening of July 19th, another video blogger exposed another video of another Ideal car driving on the highway with an empty cab.
Ideal Automobile once expressed its firm opposition to this kind of filming behavior that disregards the personal safety of itself, family members, and all traffic participants, and also asked everyone not to spread such illegal videos.
