{"componentChunkName":"component---src-templates-blog-post-js","path":"/blog/chinese-ev-startup-xpeng-names-new-head-of-autonomous-driving-as-wu-departs/","result":{"data":{"site":{"siteMetadata":{"title":"No Frills News"}},"contentfulNfnPost":{"postTitle":"Chinese EV Startup Xpeng Names New Head of Autonomous Driving as Wu Departs","slug":"chinese-ev-startup-xpeng-names-new-head-of-autonomous-driving-as-wu-departs","createdLocal":"2023-08-03 14:30:56.951172","publishDate":"None","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","sourceUrl":{"sourceUrl":"https://www.yicaiglobal.com/news/xpeng-rallies-after-chinese-ev-startup-names-new-head-of-autonomous-driving-as-wu-departs"},"postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"<p>Li Liyun will replace Wu Xinzhou who is departing the firm for personal and family reasons, the Guangzhou-based new energy vehicle maker said yesterday.\nLi has spearheaded the development of the company’s second-generation intelligent driver assistance system XNGP, which was first installed on its latest sports utility vehicle Xpeng G6 that was launched in June.\nAlthough Xpeng did not state where Wu would go, tech website Pandaily reported yesterday that he is joining US chip giant Nvidia as global vice president.\nWu joined Xpeng in 2019 and spearheaded the development of its intelligent driving system.\nBefore that, he worked at US chipmaker Qualcomm for over a decade, leading several research and development projects including autonomous driving and vehicle communication networks.</p>"}}}},"pageContext":{"slug":"chinese-ev-startup-xpeng-names-new-head-of-autonomous-driving-as-wu-departs"}}}