He Xiaopeng reiterates that XPeng will surpass Tesla's FSD goal in August.

He Xiaopeng, Chairman and CEO of Xpeng Motors, recently reiterated his ambitious goal at the Beijing Auto Show: to surpass Tesla in autonomous driving capabilities in China by August of this year. Although Tesla's full self-driving system has not yet been approved in the Chinese market, making direct comparisons difficult, He Xiaopeng stated that Xpeng Motors' visual language gesture system has already surpassed Tesla in some complex driving scenarios. "We have set ourselves a goal: by August, to fully surpass Tesla's FSD system in the Chinese market," He Xiaopeng said at a media briefing during the 2026 Beijing International Auto Show. "China's driving environment is more complex. If we can surpass it here, our overall strength will be stronger," he said. In December of last year, He Xiaopeng posted on social media that he made a bet with the Xpeng self-driving team to achieve the same level of success for Xpeng VLA in China by August 30, 2026, that Tesla FSD V14.2 has in Silicon Valley.