The main topic is the resignation of Xpeng's vice president of autonomous driving, Xinzhou Wu, and the impact it may have on the company's autonomous driving path.
Key points include:
- Wu played a pivotal role in helping Xpeng gain an edge over its EV rivals in the intelligent driving race.
- Xpeng is recognized for its in-house, full-stack development team responsible for creating the advanced driver assistance system Xpeng Navigation Guided Pilot (XNPG).
- Xpeng aims to reduce the number of manual takeovers per 1,000 kilometers when using its highway navigation to one or fewer by the end of 2023.
- Tesla has not made its Full Self-Driving (FSD) system available in China yet.
- Wu may be taking up a senior position in Nvidia's autonomous driving division.
- Xpeng recently announced a promising investment from Volkswagen for co-developing electric vehicle models for the Chinese market.
- Wu's resignation marks the end of an era at Xpeng and highlights the talent loss for the company.
- The resignation comes amid escalating tensions between the US and China, leading to downsizing of Chinese tech giants' US operations.
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