On October 22, according to Jiupai News, regarding the dispute over vehicle speed in the AITO (Wenjie) crash and fire incident in Shenmu, Shaanxi, AITO customer service responded that 139.1 km/h was verified based on backend data and that they are cooperating with relevant authorities in the investigation.
On October 22, Shenmu traffic management personnel told The Beijing News that the struck traffic light pole did not break; the wiring inside the pole was burned and short-circuited, the pole body changed color from burning and is being repainted, and the accident investigation is still ongoing.
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On the evening of October 17, an Aito M9 lost control at an intersection in Shenmu, Yulin, Shaanxi, crashed into a traffic light pole and caught fire; the driver failed to escape.
On October 17, in Yulin, Shaanxi, a vehicle suspected to be an Aito M9 hit a traffic light pole and quickly caught fire about two seconds after the collision; the cause of the accident and any casualties are not yet clear.
An AITO M9 caught fire rapidly after striking a traffic pole in Shenmu, Yulin, Shaanxi, and the driver in the car died at the scene.
AITO User Service issued a notice stating that the vehicle speed at the time of the incident was 139.1 kilometers per hour, that the vehicle was in manual driving mode, and that it characterized the battery explosion and fire as false information.