Xin Lang Cai Jing·2026-01-15 02:34Core Viewpoint - The appointment of Zhan Kun as the head of the foundational model business at Li Auto signifies a strategic shift in the company's approach to developing its VLA (Vision-Language-Action) foundational model, integrating technology teams to support autonomous driving, smart cockpit, and potential future robotics initiatives [1] Group 1 - Zhan Kun will oversee the development of the VLA foundational model and will integrate related technology research teams [1] - Zhan Kun's reporting structure has changed; he will now report to the CTO and head of the Systems and Computing Group, Xie Yan, instead of the Senior Vice President of Autonomous Driving R&D, Lang Xianpeng [1] - Zhan Kun will continue to be responsible for the engineering and platformization of the smart driving VLA model [1] Group 2 - The current head of the foundational model, Chen Wei, may join an entrepreneurial venture [1]