According to news on August 23, Xpeng responded at noon to Zhang Xiaolang, an engineer who quit Xpeng Automobile, and pleaded guilty to the theft of Apple’s trade secrets, saying that it had no connection with the case.

html According to news on August 23, Xiaopeng responded at noon to the fact that Zhang Xiaolang, an engineer of Xiaopeng Motors , pleaded guilty to the theft of Apple trade secrets, saying that it had no connection with the case.

Xpeng Motors said it learned from the media today the latest developments in the case of former Apple employee Zhang Xiaolang’s alleged theft of Apple’s trade secrets. The case has been going on for more than four years. Xpeng Motors is not aware of the specific circumstances of the case and has not been involved in the follow-up investigation of the case by the U.S. judicial authorities. We have no relevant disputes with Apple Inc. and have nothing to do with this case. association.

Xpeng Motors stated that it will strictly abide by relevant laws and attach great importance to the protection of intellectual property rights .

Earlier, according to ifeng.com Technology reported that on Monday local time, former Apple engineer Zhang Xiaolang pleaded guilty to a criminal charge in the federal court in San Jose, California. In a previous trial, Zhang Xiaolang was accused of stealing Apple's self-driving car trade secrets before switching to Xpeng Motors. Zhang Xiaolang faces up to 10 years in prison and a fine of US$250,000 (approximately RMB 1.71 million). (Text | "Financial World" Weekly Tianyu)