Overview
- At a Guangzhou event, CEO He Xiaopeng said street testing of Xpeng robotaxis will start “very soon,” with humanoid robot mass production targeted for the second half of 2026.
- Xpeng unveiled four updated vehicles featuring 3D lane-level navigation, hazard alerts that detect dangers beyond the driver’s line of sight, and improved autonomous driving.
- The company says integrated AI built on its in-house Turing chip will power cars, robotaxis and humanoids, and robotaxis are planned to use four Turing chips delivering about 3,000 TOPS.
- Xpeng plans to offer its robotaxi service through Alibaba’s Amap platform and has discussed open-sourcing its Vision-Language-Action model.
- The strategic shift follows heavy price competition and a reported third-quarter net loss of 380 million yuan, with a previously stated end-2025 break-even goal still unconfirmed.