Two months after the fatal accident involving a Xiaomi SU7, the tech company presents its new YU7 model. The debate about the safety of driver assistance systems continues in the background. The industry is looking for ways to win back trust. Insurance could play a part here.
By Christian Domke Seidel
In an internal video leaked on Friday, Lei Jun reacted for the first time to the fatal SU7 accident that claimed the lives of three people in March. In the video, he vowed to make Xiaomi's cars the safest in their class.
By Manuel Liu
The smartphone market is highly competitive, especially in China. Xiaomi has now announced a processor developed in-house.
By Manuel Liu
Chinese smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi has unveiled its first EV, the SU7 sedan. Xiaomi's goal is to become one of the five largest car manufacturers in the next 15 to 20 years.
By Felix Lee
Companies from other sectors are giving traditional car companies serious competition. Smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi will launch its first EV in early 2024. A plant capable of manufacturing 200,000 vehicles annually is already ready.
By Christian Domke Seidel
News on Xiaomi: The Chinese company’s phones are known worldwide, yet in addition to economic interests, Xiaomi is said to have close ties to the Chinese government. After the U.S. had blacklisted Xiaomi, Lithuania and Taiwan followed suit. Find all the important and current news on Xiaomi in China.Table.
Xiaomi (小米) is a manufacturer of electronics from China and belongs to the three largest smartphone manufacturers worldwide. The company was founded in 2010 by entrepreneur Lei Jun. In addition to phones and notebooks, Xiaomi produces diverse other electronic items such as watches, vacuuming robots or scooters.
Furthermore, Xiaomi announced plans to enter the car industry with electric vehicles in 2021. In the end of 2021, Xiaomi founded its subsidiary company Xiaomi EV Corp Inc for its plans to succeed. Xiaomi also supports research in autonomous driving.
Xiaomi was blacklisted in the USA under the administration of former president Donald Trump. The company was said to have strong ties to the Chinese military. Although Xiaomi took legal action against the decision and was subsequently removed from the U.S. blacklist, further criticism followed.
In the fall of 2021, Lithuania accused Xiaomi of a lack of safety-related issues and called to the public not to purchase any Xiaomi phones. The Lithuanian government stated that data protection was not guaranteed on the Chinese manufacturer's devices. In addition, censorship features, that could be activated remotely, had supposedly been discovered in the phones' 5G systems,
The German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) could not confirm Lithuania's safety-related allegations against Xiaomi.
Xiaomi is but one of many companies in China’s emerging tech-sector. Following the success in the phone branch, Xiaomi is now turning its attention towards cars, e-mobility, and autonomous driving. China.Table provides you with the latest news on Xiaomi’s future development and its further steps into the car-industry.
