Xpeng's CEO just bet his head of autonomous driving a naked sprint across the Golden Gate Bridge that VLA beats Tesla FSD by August
Xpeng CEO He Xiaopeng told reporters at Auto China 2026 on April 25 that VLA 2.0 already outperforms Tesla FSD in complex Chinese driving scenarios, and set a public August 30 deadline for full competitive parity , backed by a bet that his head of autonomous driving will run naked across the Golden Gate Bridge if the team falls short.