Overview
- Xpeng will begin robotaxi testing in Guangzhou and other Chinese cities in 2026, with ride‑hailing access integrated through Alibaba’s Amap.
- The Level 4 vehicles run Xpeng’s second‑generation vision‑language‑action model on four self‑developed Turing chips delivering a combined 3,000 TOPS.
- Xpeng is opening a Robotaxi SDK to partners and named Amap as its first global ecosystem collaborator for service integration.
- The company will license a new driver‑assist system to other automakers, with Volkswagen as the first client and rollout targeted for the first quarter of 2026.
- Chinese media report Xpeng has dropped a dedicated robotaxi chassis in favor of adapting existing models for initial deployment.