A news on overseas social media has once again pushed Tesla FSD to the forefront of the storm.
On June 20 local time in the United States, an overseas blogger who was certified as a Tesla investor said that He Xiaopeng, CEO of Xiaopeng Auto, personally experienced Tesla's latest auto drive system FSD V12.3.6 during his visit to the United States, and disclosed that the software was expected to enter the Chinese market this year. Musk left a message under the tweet stating, "Chinese car manufacturers have demonstrated strong competitiveness on a global scale."
Subsequently, the official account of Xiaopeng responded to Musk's comment, "We would like to know if there is a chance in the near future to borrow a Tesla equipped with FSD V12.4.1 (beta version)? By the way, when you come to China, we are happy to provide you with a test drive opportunity for the new car (Xiaopeng Automobile) and look forward to your arrival."
According to an exclusive report by Caixin News Agency, He Xiaopeng is about to release his experience report on driving Tesla FSD and Google owned Waymo autonomous vehicles in the United States on social media.
"Many friends have asked me about my views on the entry of FSD into China. I particularly welcome Tesla FSD to enter China. If the previous decade was a decade of new energy, the new decade will be a decade of intelligent vehicles. Based on our own progress, I believe that large models will accelerate the landing speed of autonomous driving for at least three years, and fully autonomous driving is also one of the best business scenarios for the landing of large models." He Xiaopeng once said on personal social media, "Tesla has very good autonomous driving technology and brand. Only with more good products and technologies entering can the entire market and customers have more good experiences, making the market more like a healthy development and accelerating."
Currently, Tesla FSD V12 is being tested in North America. Unlike previous versions, the biggest selling point of this version is the end-to-end neural network model on board. In the eyes of industry insiders, Tesla FSD's entry into the Chinese market has almost become a guaranteed fact, which has also attracted widespread attention from the industry.
"The Tesla FSD V12 version has demonstrated excellent autonomous driving capabilities end-to-end. The Chinese intelligent driving revolution has reached a breakthrough point, and it is necessary for Tesla FSD, as a 'catfish', to enter and promote the development of China's intelligent driving industry." said Zhu Xichan, a professor at the School of Automotive Engineering and director of the Institute of Automotive Safety Technology at Tongji University.
Zhang Xinghai, Chairman of Selis Group, also expressed a similar view. It believes that the introduction of Tesla FSD is not only a challenge to the existing landscape, but also a major opportunity for China's intelligent connected new energy vehicle industry, which will promote the transition of China's intelligent connected new energy vehicles from intelligent driving to autonomous driving. "The entry of Tesla FSD can promote the progress of China's new energy vehicles in learning, and we can achieve simultaneous progress." Zhang Xinghai believes.
When discussing Tesla FSD, Momenta CEO Cao Xudong, who plans to go public in the United States, also believes that the impact of this technology on the entire industry is positive and very significant, "a bit like when Tesla came to China.". "The arrival of Tesla FSD in China has also driven the development of China's automotive market and autonomous driving industry by driving out bad currency with good currency. Chinese autonomous driving companies have not only survived in the direction of Tesla's value, but have even become stronger, ultimately moving from China to the world, just like China's electric vehicles are now moving towards the world."
Zhang Xiaoyu, Executive Vice President of Changan Automobile, mentioned that Tesla FSD is expected to enter China soon, stating that this is a concrete practice of technological progress driving human social development, and should be viewed with a complementary and common development mindset. But it also pointed out that Tesla FSD and Huawei's intelligent driving systems have their own advantages and disadvantages, but in the long run, Huawei's intelligent driving systems have a better chance of surpassing human driving skills.
"At present, Huawei has more computing power, and intelligent experience is still one of the best in the industry. In addition, under the new paradigm of end-to-end, Huawei's rules of fine polishing actually have a bottom-up role. Because the interpretability and security of the current big model are still in doubt, a more scientific and reasonable bottom-up mechanism is needed." Zhang Xiaoyu believes that Huawei has chosen the scheme of combining laser radar with different sensors to achieve the ability to perceive the whole environment, and ensure the safety of intelligent driving far beyond human beings in all scenarios.
At the press conference of the new M7 Ultra, Huawei Executive Director, Chairman of Terminal BG, and Chairman of Intelligent Automotive Solutions BU, Yu Chengdong, without hesitation, stated that Huawei's team has conducted tests in San Francisco, USA, Toronto, Canada, and other places. From the results, it can be seen that after Tesla FSD enters China, Huawei is confident in "defeating its competitors".