XPeng Tests MONA L05 Active Safety in Extreme Conditions, Including 160km/h Blowout

XPeng conducted extreme-condition tests of the MONA L05's active safety features, including a successful 160km/h same-side front and rear tire blowout challenge with five people and nine boxes aboard. The MONA L05 carries 17 active safety features and comes standard with all-scenario blowout stability control.

By China EV SignalPublished 20 October 2026Updated 20 October 20262 min readXPeng

Blowout stability testing

XPeng tested the MONA L05's all-scenario blowout stability control across multiple extreme conditions, with MONA product lead Jiang Wen aboard for a continuous real-world challenge. The MONA L05 comes standard with all-scenario blowout stability control.

With five people and nine boxes aboard, the MONA L05 completed a 160km/h simultaneous same-side front and rear tire blowout challenge. The blowout stability tests also covered a 180km/h ultra-high-speed single front tire blowout, a 120km/h high-speed lane-change single front tire blowout, a 120km/h single-side blowout on a split-friction road, and a 70km/h curve blowout.

Images from the event label the blowout stability response as 200ms, described as millisecond-level rapid response.

AEB and AES testing

In testing with five people and nine boxes aboard, the MONA L05 braked to a stop from 130km/h when encountering a stationary obstacle using AEB automatic emergency braking. XPeng states that the AEB braking speed is the highest in the industry and that the system's maximum operating speed is 150km/h.

At 130km/h with the same load, the MONA L05's AES emergency steering avoidance responded to a sudden lane change by a vehicle ahead.

Driver incapacitation assistance

The MONA L05's driver incapacitation assistance was tested for the first time at night: after multiple warnings drew no response from the driver, the vehicle actively decelerated, pulled over and stopped, automatically unlocked the doors, and simultaneously triggered an emergency call.

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