XPeng will bring its assisted-driving software to Europe in early 2027, founder and CEO He Xiaopeng announced on Tuesday, accelerating the company’s push to challenge Tesla‘s Full Self-Driving (FSD) in the region.
“Following its successful rollout in China this March, XPeng‘s Next Generation Pilot [NGP] intelligent driving system powered by VLA 2.0 technology will launch in Europe in early 2027,” He Xiaopeng wrote on X.
He added that the company has “been testing on European roads for quite some time and results are pretty positive.”
The announcement came just days ahead of the brand event scheduled for July 16 in Munich, in which XPeng will launch its L03 SUV across seven European markets— nearly two weeks after its domestic debut.
Thursday’s event will also mark the European debut of XPeng‘s ‘Iron’ humanoid robot and the ‘Aeroht’ Land Aircraft Carrier, its modular flying car.
He Xiaopeng also tied the European software push to the company’s robotaxi ambitions.
“We’re not stopping there. We look forward to working with European partners to bring XPeng Robotaxi fleet powered by the same foundation model to local markets,” he wrote, noting that “together, we’ll accelerate the future of autonomous mobility.
The founder added that he planned to personally test the system on Munich roads later on Tuesday, tagging Xianming Liu — the company’s head of General Intelligence Center — and writing: “Your turn @xianming!”
A few hours earlier, Liu himself confirmed that XPeng had been running the L03 SUV on public roads in Munich “these past days” with VLA 2.0 engaged.
“(…) Been out on the streets with the team running L03 road testing these past days — a very different driving environment, but also a familiar rhythm,” the executive wrote.
EV exclusively reported on Monday that a camouflaged L03 carrying VLA 2.0 test decals had been filmed driving through central Munich, with the rear section reading “XPeng L03 NGP powered by VLA 2.0.”
Below is the video shared by the executive on X:
50% Mileage Share in China
Liu’s post earlier on Tuesday cited a specific performance milestone — stating that VLA 2.0 has reached a 50.4% assisted-driving mileage share in China after nearly six months of deployment.
“Back in China, XPENG’s VLA 2.0 has been live for nearly half a year, reaching 50.44% assisted driving mileage share — the first time we’ve seen smart driving surpass human driving at scale,” Xianming Liu wrote.
The head of autonomous driving described this as the first time assisted driving has surpassed human-controlled driving in total distance at scale.
XPeng rolled out VLA 2.0 to its Ultra models in China from March, starting with the P7, G7, and X9 models.
The system maps camera input directly to driving commands, cutting response time to below 80 milliseconds and improving driving efficiency by 23%, according to the company.
XPeng‘s in-house Turing chips deliver up to 2,250 trillion operations per second. Training used nearly 100 million video clips of difficult driving, mostly from Chinese roads.
The 50% threshold is significant because it suggests the majority of kilometers driven by VLA-equipped XPeng vehicles in China are now being covered under assisted mode rather than manual control — a usage metric no other automaker has publicly claimed at fleet scale.
According to Liu, the system coming to Europe is the same one rolled out in China.
“The same model, from China to Europe,” he wrote.
Tesla as Sole Benchmark
Both the CEO and Liu’s posts benchmark XPeng‘s technology exclusively against Tesla‘s FSD software, without referencing any Chinese competitor.
The framing is consistent with the company’s broader positioning.
He Xiaopeng has previously said that XPeng and Tesla are the only two companies capable of achieving intelligent driving without relying on high-definition maps or LiDAR, working toward a unified AI-driven solution that functions globally.
Both companies follow a pure vision-based approach after the Chinese brand’s bet on LiDAR for several years.
XPeng includes VLA 2.0 in the vehicle price, while Tesla charges $99 per month for FSD in the US and €99 per month in Europe.
The European road testing comes as Tesla’s own software gains ground on the continent.
Tesla said on Tuesday that European customers have driven more than 50 million kilometers on FSD (Supervised) across five countries — the Netherlands, Estonia, Belgium, Lithuania, and Denmark — in roughly three months.
An EU-wide vote to extend FSD approval to all 27 member states has been pushed to October.
The “early 2027” target He Xiaopeng set on Tuesday details a timeline he first outlined in late June, when he said VLA would reach overseas drivers in 2027.
Robotaxi Link
Liu also disclosed in his post that XPeng has deployed the same VLA model to its L4 robotaxi fleet in China, with internal testing beginning this month.
The head of the General Intelligence Center wrote that XPeng is preparing to bring the robotaxi to Europe — a point He Xiaopeng reinforced hours later by referencing European partners.
The company’s founder completed the company’s first end-to-end robotaxi ride in Guangzhou earlier this month and opened internal beta testing.
XPeng‘s robotaxi, built on the GX platform with four Turing chips and roughly 3,000 trillion operations per second, shares the same camera-only VLA 2.0 foundation as the passenger cars.
The brand has described the shared software base as a structural advantage, allowing fleet and consumer models to improve together.
Volkswagen AG agreed to become the first foreign automaker to license VLA 2.0 and also selected the Turing chip — a deal XPeng has framed as third-party validation of the stack.
L03 Launch Stakes
The L03 is XPeng‘s first SUV under the Mona series and the first model from the cheaper lineup the company will sell simultaneously in China and Europe.
Equipped with three Turing AI chips in its Ultra variant, the vehicle carries 2,250 TOPS of total computing power and runs the same vision-only architecture XPeng is taking global in 2027.
Pre-sales in China opened from 143,800 yuan ($21,200). European pricing is expected to land above that figure and below the G6.
XPeng currently assembles the G6, G9, and P7+ from kits at Magna Steyr’s plant in Graz, Austria.
A fourth model is expected to begin assembly there “soon,” according to He Xiaopeng, though it remains unconfirmed whether it will be the L03 or any other of the upcoming models in Europe.
XPeng already operates in 28 European countries and has said the L03 will reach 64 countries and regions this year.
The company delivered 40,126 vehicles in June, its strongest month of 2026, and is targeting 550,000 to 600,000 global deliveries for the full year.
Overseas sales reached a record 19% share of total shipments in the first half.
XPeng set a monthly German sales record for the fourth consecutive month in June, registering 922 vehicles in Europe’s largest auto market ahead of the L03 launch.
