XPENG Robotaxi First Mass-Produced Unit Officially Rolls Off the Production Line
The vehicle uses a pure-vision system, four self-developed Turing AI chips and 3,000 TOPS of computing power, the company said.
- On Monday, May 18, 2026, XPENG announced the official rollout of its first mass-produced Robotaxi in Guangzhou, China, marking the first time a Chinese automaker has achieved mass production through full-stack, in-house development.
- Built on the same GX platform as XPENG's consumer SUV, the vehicle utilizes a pure vision solution without LiDAR, running on the VLA 2.0 AI model to compress system response latency to under 80 milliseconds.
- Powered by four in-house Turing AI chips, the Robotaxi delivers 3,000 TOPS of computing power, offering roughly double the compute headroom of Geely's Nvidia-based stack.
- XPENG plans to launch pilot operations in the second half of 2026 to validate user acceptance and the business model, with a dedicated business unit established in March 2026 overseeing commercialization.
- Targeting fully autonomous operations without on-site safety officers by early 2027, XPENG enters a crowded field alongside established competitors Waymo and Tesla.
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The Economic TimesChina's Xpeng begins mass production of robotaxis in Guangzhou
Chinese electric vehicle maker Xpeng has started mass production of its first robotaxi. The company aims for fully driverless operations by early 2027. This move accelerates Xpeng's focus on driverless vehicles and robotics. Pilot robotaxi operations are planned for the second half of this year. Xpeng expects to produce hundreds to thousands of these robotaxis in the coming months.
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