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Xpeng has begun mass production of its GX-based Robotaxi in Guangzhou, touting China’s first full-stack, factory-fitted autonomous taxi. The vehicle uses a pure-vision approach powered by four in-house Turing AI chips delivering 3000 TOPS—claimed as the highest edge compute in a production car—and runs Xpeng’s second-generation VLA large model aiming for L4 autonomy. The company plans passenger pilot operations in H2 2026 and targets fully driverless, operator-free service by early 2027. This marks a major step toward commercial Robotaxi deployment and escalates competition in on-vehicle AI compute, perception stacks, and autonomous service rollouts.
At a Xpeng GX launch event, Xpeng CEO He Xiaopeng warned that Chinese automakers sticking to traditional sales models risk repeating the smartphone market’s slowdown as consumer willingness to replace cars declines. He said the auto industry faces significant domestic challenges but large overseas growth potential, and that a real leap requires reaching L4 autonomous driving with coverage rising from ~50% to over 90% so drivers rarely touch the wheel. He expressed cautious short-term and optimistic long-term views on Robotaxi deployment, noting many current L4 claims (e.g., Waymo) come from limited, controlled scenarios and that true L4 must scale across open roads, highways, parking and campuses. He predicted L4 will likely appear overseas first and emphasized robotics and physical AI breakthroughs as precursors.
Xpeng unveiled its first production Robotaxi off the line at its Guangzhou factory and CEO He Xiaopeng said the vehicle will begin demonstration operations in Guangzhou in the coming months. Built on the flagship GX platform, the Robotaxi is China’s first full-stack, factory-installed production Robotaxi and packs four self-developed Turing AI chips delivering 3,000 TOPS of onboard compute — claimed as the highest globally — plus Xpeng’s second-generation VLA large model for Level 4 autonomous driving. Xpeng gained Guangzhou road-testing permission in January and formed a Robotaxi business unit in March to accelerate testing, productization and commercial rollout. The cabin targets passenger entertainment and comfort with privacy glass, powered seats and voice controls.
Xpeng has rolled out the first production Robotaxi built on its GX flagship, claiming China’s first full-stack, factory-fitted Robotaxi and the world’s highest edge compute for a production car. The GX Robotaxi uses a pure-vision stack with four in-house Turing AI chips delivering 3000 TOPS and runs Xpeng’s second-generation VLA large model to enable L4 autonomy. Xpeng plans passenger pilot operations in the second half of 2026 and aims for fully driverless, no-onboard-safety-operator service by early 2027. This advances commercialization of high-level, car-integrated autonomous taxis and signals intensified competition in on-vehicle AI compute, perception stacks, and Robotaxi deployment timelines.
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