Xpeng Motors Zhijia No.1 leaves his post! He Xiaopeng issued a document confirming that the next stop may be NVIDIA.

National business daily news, Xpeng Motors left the number one.

On the evening of August 2, Wu Xinzhou, vice president of Xpeng Motors Autopilot, posted a message on social media announcing his resignation: "It’s time to leave. I am reluctant, but I believe that Tucki’s solid team and system can still push the assisted driving forward until the arrival of driverless driving. "

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That night, He Xiaopeng, Chairman and CEO of Xpeng Motors, also posted on social media: "Because of family and various reasons, (Wu) Xinzhou said that he would return to the United States in the second half of last year. There are many reasons, but I respect and recognize his thinking very much."

He Xiaopeng revealed that Wu Xinzhou’s resignation was confirmed in the second half of last year. Therefore, in the next 10 months, He Xiaopeng and Wu Xinzhou decided on a brand-new working mode, and did a lot of proactive optimization and iteration in architecture and organization.

According to public information, Wu Xinzhou graduated from Tsinghua University with a bachelor’s degree in electronic engineering, and then obtained a master’s degree and a doctor’s degree in electronic engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

In 2019, Wu Xinzhou announced his participation in Xpeng Motors. He previously worked for Qualcomm and held several leadership positions in various R&D projects during his tenure at Qualcomm. He has rich industry experience in autonomous driving, precise positioning and mapping, vehicle networking, communication and wireless network.

It is understood that before Wu Xinzhou joined Xpeng Motors, Xpeng Motors’s self-research on intelligent driving software was not smooth. After joining Xpeng Motors, Wu Xinzhou reorganized Xpeng Motors’s autonomous driving architecture, built Xpeng Motors’s intelligent driving system, and helped Xpeng Motors complete the high-speed NGP and urban NGP landing.

"Five years ago, I came to Tucki across the ocean, came to the right platform at the right time, and joined a surging and exciting track; Therefore, HNGP, CNGP and XNGP have set a precedent for the China brand to land high-level assisted driving, and China’s intelligent electric vehicle has led the world. " Wu Xinzhou said on social media.

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Haitong Securities believes that, as one of the new forces in domestic automobile head, Xpeng Motors leads the domestic in technology and innovation in autonomous driving, intelligent networking and intelligent cockpit. At the same time, it is worth noting that Xpeng Motors’s current smart driving function belongs to the first echelon in the domestic industry, and its smart driving products are gradually gaining the favor of consumers.

Wu Xinzhou said in an interview with the media that the number of orders for Xpeng Motors’s new car, Tucki G6, exceeded 40,000 within one month of its launch, of which the intelligent driving with "Max version" accounted for as high as 70%. According to the research report released by Credit Suisse, Xpeng Motors claimed that the G6 Max version accounted for more than 70% of the total cancellable orders, indicating that car buyers are interested in autonomous driving in the second half of this year, especially in urban areas and the AI ? ? driving function.

For Wu Xinzhou’s departure, Xpeng Motors has also decided in advance that Li Liyun will take over the Xpeng Motors AD (Autopilot) team. According to public information, shortly after Wu Xinzhou joined Xpeng Motors and finalized the intelligent driving route and team structure, Li Liyun joined the autonomous driving team in Xpeng Motors and was one of the important figures in the team. "Because I have been preparing for nearly a year, I firmly believe that the transition between the team and the business will be smooth and smooth." He Xiaopeng said.

In addition, He Xiaopeng said that he would still personally lead the autonomous driving and R&D team in Xpeng Motors. Xpeng Motors’s goal of popularizing XGNP in 50 cities this year has not changed, and he will fully support its strategic partner Volkswagen Group. "Xpeng Motors will make more AI-oriented organizational changes, and will reconstruct Xpeng Motors’s intelligent team, integrate AD, cockpit, machine brain, EEA and many innovative projects into a stronger intelligent team, and increase intelligent planning and operation teams." He Xiaopeng said.

As for Wu Xinzhou’s whereabouts, it is reported that he will join NVIDIA as the "global vice president" of the company and report to Huang Renxun, co-founder and CEO of NVIDIA.

However, neither Wu Xinzhou nor He Xiaopeng responded to this news. However, He Xiaopeng said: "(Wu) Xinzhou will become the highest-ranking Chinese executive of a world-renowned company and continue to cooperate deeply with Tucki in many aspects such as chips."

Original title: Xpeng Motors Zhijia No.1 resigned! He Xiaopeng issued a document confirming that the next stop may be NVIDIA.

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