XPENG Targets 2027 Europe Approval for Second-Generation VLA

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XPENG Chairman He Xiaopeng expects European regulatory approval by 2027 to begin delivering its second-generation VLA system to overseas users.
He stated the second-generation VLA matches top global assisted-driving systems on major roads and outperforms in complex scenarios like narrow roads and parking.
XPENG recently completed localization testing in Germany, where real-world performance closely matched China with minimal additional local training data.
The company is accelerating global deployment of its intelligent assisted-driving technology to compete with world-leading systems.

NextFin News — XPENG Group Chairman He Xiaopeng said Thursday he expects the company to secure regulatory approval in Europe in 2027 and begin delivering its second-generation VLA system to more overseas users.

“We very much look forward to competing directly with the world’s leading intelligent assisted-driving systems,” He wrote in a post. He added that on major roads the second-generation VLA already matches top global products, while performance is stronger in complex scenarios such as narrow roads, campuses and parking lots, including navigation directly to a parking space.

The company has been accelerating global deployment of the system and recently completed localization testing in Germany, where real-world experience closely matched that in China with little additional local training data.

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