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A news on overseas social media has once again pushed Tesla and FSD to the forefront. $Tesla (TSLA.US)$On June 20th, local time in the USA, an overseas blogger certified as a Tesla investor revealed that CEO Xiaopeng He personally experienced Tesla's latest self-driving system FSD V12.3.6 during his visit to the US, and disclosed that the software is expected to enter the Chinese market later this year. Musk commented under the tweet, "China's auto manufacturers have shown strong competitiveness worldwide."

On June 20th, local time in the USA, an overseas blogger certified as a Tesla investor revealed that CEO Xiaopeng He personally experienced Tesla's latest self-driving system FSD V12.3.6 during his visit to the US, and disclosed that the software is expected to enter the Chinese market later this year. Musk commented under the tweet, "China's auto manufacturers have shown strong competitiveness worldwide." $XPENG-W (09868.HK)$/$XPeng (XPEV.US)$On June 20, 2021 local time in the USA, an overseas blogger certified as a Tesla investor revealed that CEO Xiaopeng He personally experienced Tesla's latest self-driving system FSD V12.3.6 during his visit to the US, and disclosed that the software is expected to enter the China market later this year. Musk commented under the tweet, "China's auto manufacturers have shown strong competitiveness worldwide."

Xpeng's official account responded to Musk's comment saying, "We are curious to know if there's a chance to borrow a Tesla with FSD V12.4.1 (beta version) in the near future. By the way, when you come to China, we would be happy to offer you a new Xpeng car for a test drive. Looking forward to your visit."

Calianshe exclusive journalist learned that He Xiaopeng is about to release his test report on Tesla's FSD and Waymo's self-driving vehicles on social media.

"A lot of friends asked me about my opinion on FSD entering China. I am particularly optimistic about Tesla FSD entering China. If the last decade was the decade of new energy, the new decade will be the decade of smart automobiles. Combined with our own progress, I think the deployment of big models will speed up the landing of self-driving cars by at least three years, and the fully self-driving cars will be one of the best commercial scenarios for big model landing." He Xiaopeng wrote on his social media, "Tesla has very good autonomous driving technology and brand. Only more good products and technologies can give the market and customers better experiences and make the market more like a benign development and accelerate faster."

Currently, Tesla's FSD V12 is in the testing phase in North America. Unlike previous versions, the biggest selling point of this version is the end-to-end neural network model. According to industry experts, Tesla's entry into the Chinese market with FSD has almost become a foregone conclusion, which has also attracted widespread attention in the industry.

"Tesla FSD V12 version has performed excellently in end-to-end autonomous driving capabilities. The Chinese intelligent driving revolution has reached a breakthrough moment, and we need Tesla FSD, the 'shark', to enter and promote the development of China's intelligent driving industry," said Zhu Xichan, a professor of Tongji University's School of Automotive Engineering and director of the Automotive Safety Technology Research Institute.

Zhang Xinghai, Chairman of Chongqing Sokon Industry Group Stock, expressed a similar view. He believes that Tesla's FSD introduction is not only a challenge to the existing pattern but also a major opportunity for China's intelligent networked new energy vehicle industry to leap from intelligent driving to self-driving. "The entry of Tesla's FSD can promote the progress of China's new energy vehicles, and we can advance hand in hand," he said.

Cao Xudong, CEO of Momenta, who plans to go public in the United States, also believes that this technology will have a positive and enormous impact on the entire industry,"It's a bit like when Tesla came to China." Tesla's FSD coming to China will also have a positive impact on the development of China's automotive market and self-driving industry. Chinese self-driving companies not only survive in the value direction of Tesla but will become even stronger and eventually spread from China to the world, just like China's electric vehicles today.

"The expected arrival of Tesla's FSD in China is a concrete practice driven by technological progress for the development of human society, and should be viewed with a mindset of complementary advantages and common development," said Zhang Xiaoyu, Executive Vice President of Chongqing Changan Automobile. However, he also pointed out that FSD and Huawei's intelligent driving system have their own advantages and disadvantages, but in the long run, Huawei's intelligent driving system is more likely to surpass human driving level.

"Currently, Huawei has larger computing power and one of the best intelligent experiences in the industry. In addition, under this new paradigm of end-to-end, these finely crafted rules at Huawei actually have a safety net role. Because the interpretability and safety of large models are still questionable, a more scientific and reasonable safety net mechanism is needed." said Zhang Xiaoyu, The choice of laser radar by Huawei, combined with different sensor combinations, achieves full-environment perception capability, ensuring better intelligent driving safety than humans in various scenarios.

At the launch of the new M7 Ultra in the questioning industry, Yu Chengdong, the executive director of Huawei, chairman of the terminal BG, and chairman of the smart automobile solution BU, unabashedly stated that the Huawei team tested in locations such as San Francisco and Toronto in the USA and Canada. According to the results, Huawei is confident in "beating" its competitors after Tesla FSD enters China.

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