Though the U.S. is missing much of the global EV revolution, XPENG is still tapping into the country's talent to develop its cars.
XPENG builds VLA 2.0 autonomous driving in Silicon Valley and Munich without U.S. sales, gathering regulatory and customer insights globally. EV architecture's simpler control chain beats ICE for autonomous systems, requiring global R&D for competitive advantage.
Though the U.S. is missing much of the global EV revolution, XPENG is still tapping into the country's talent to develop its cars.
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