Xiaomi SU7 Started Itself and Drove Away — Owner Says He Never Touched His Phone
It sounds like a scene from a science-fiction film, not a real-life driveway. In China, a Xiaomi SU7 electric sedan reportedly started up entirely on its own and rolled away — all of it captured on a home security camera.
According to the owner, the incident happened suddenly. The electric car “just came to life,” he said, and began to move. At the time, he was busy unpacking boxes and wasn’t using his smartphone — the same phone that could have activated the car’s Remote Parking Assist (RPA) function, which allows the vehicle to autonomously pull out of a parking space.
Later, data logs revealed that an RPA command had indeed been issued, though no one knows how. The surveillance footage supports the man’s story: at the exact moment the SU7 begins to move, he is seen calmly unpacking items. Only when the car starts to roll out of frame does he react — by then, too late.
The owner is now demanding a full investigation from Xiaomi, asking how the vehicle could have activated itself without any input. So far, the company has issued no official statement regarding the incident or the inquiry underway.
The episode has ignited debate across Chinese auto forums and tech media. Experts warn that while features like remote parking and autonomous control make cars more convenient, a single software glitch or misdirected command could easily turn that convenience into chaos.
Technology may feel powerful, but as this story shows, all it takes is one errant line of code to blur the line between innovation and hazard.
