Xpeng has been elected secretary-general of the newly established Task Force on Exchange of Scenario-Related Information for Automated Driving (TF-ESRI) under the UNECE Working Party on Automated/Autonomous and Connected Vehicles (GRVA). The role covers coordination, administrative support and promoting information and experience exchange among global regulators, certification authorities, technical experts and industry on real-world automated-driving scenarios. This is the first time a Chinese

EU leaders will discuss a reduced budget at next week’s Brussels summit after negotiators, under pressure from some member states, sharply trimmed the European Commission’s original €2 trillion plan. Ireland, holding the rotating presidency, on Saturday proposed a compromise for the next seven‑year budget that cuts roughly €160 billion (about $179 billion), equal to €141 billion in nominal terms — a reduction of about 8% from the initial proposal — opening the next phase of negotiations, Ireland’s European affairs minister Thomas Byrne said.

China's Defence Ministry said on Oct. 10 Senior Colonel Chen Xi that during CHINA's recent state visit to the US the two leaders agreed their militaries should maintain regular dialogue and improve crisis communication and prevention mechanisms. Chen said the Chinese military is willing to work with the US to implement that leaders' consensus by strengthening communication and dialogue, expanding exchanges and cooperation, properly managing differences and promoting a stable, healthy and sustainable military relationship to support a constructive strategic-stability relationship based on respect, fairness and equality.