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Chinese EV maker Xpeng to launch robotaxis, humanoid robots with self-developed AI chips
- On Nov. 5, 2025, Xpeng and Alibaba Group Holding's Amap announced plans to roll out robotaxi services in 2026, marking their public partnership launch.
- Xpeng's VLA model and Turing AI chips power autonomous features across vehicles, robots and flying cars, while Amap is expanding globally with its AutoSDK covering more than 170 countries to challenge Google Maps' over 2 billion users.
- Xpeng unveiled three robotaxi models that will use four Turing AI chips delivering 3,000 TOPS with dual-hardware redundancy and customer-facing sun visor displays.
- Amap will enable hailing of self-driving taxis by mainland users via Alibaba's app and is partnering with WeRide, Pony.ai, while Xpeng plans a global robotaxi network.
- Both companies see robotaxis as a trillion-dollar opportunity, and Xpeng plans mass production next year but will initially use robots in-house, taking a more conservative commercialization path than Tesla.
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