In depth: Will Huawei become China's Tesla challenger?

Experts see more concern about the telecom giant's ambitions than its abilities

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A driverless car controlled by a Huawei Mate 10 Pro smartphone is pictured during the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona in 2018.

AN LIMIN, ZHENG LICHUN, ZHANG ERCHI, and HAN WEI, Caixin

From Alibaba-backed Xpeng to Nvidia partner Li Auto, there are plenty of Tesla wannabes in China that aim to copy the American electric-car maker's success and catch the tide of an industry in revolution.

But the real Tesla challenger may be Huawei Technologies Co., the telecom giant at the center of China-U.S. tech frictions, some experts say.

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