{"id":491856,"date":"2026-05-19T06:15:13","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T06:15:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/491856\/"},"modified":"2026-05-19T06:15:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T06:15:13","slug":"chinese-firm-xpeng-builds-driverless-cabs-likely-to-challenge-teslas-fsd-software-in-ai-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/491856\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese firm Xpeng builds driverless cabs, likely to challenge Tesla\u2019s FSD software in AI race"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a target=\"_self\" class=\"e1yy41x40 ef9u0v01 css-1ankfgb ecgc78b0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/business\/china-business\/article\/3341301\/xpeng-targets-overseas-sales-surge-2026-china-ev-battle-goes-global?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article\" title=\"\" data-qa=\"BaseLink-renderAnchor-StyledAnchor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker Xpeng<\/a> has begun mass production of autonomous cabs powered by its own chips, likely to mount yet another challenge on Tesla as both companies pursue a leading position in self-driving.<a target=\"_self\" class=\"e1yy41x40 ef9u0v01 css-1ankfgb ecgc78b0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/business\/china-business\/article\/3348026\/chinas-pony-ai-launch-robotaxi-service-europe-uber-local-start?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article\" title=\"\" data-qa=\"BaseLink-renderAnchor-StyledAnchor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Robotaxis<\/a> have become the latest area where the two firms could go head-to-head, after smart EV and humanoid robot, as the booming development of physical artificial intelligence (AI) technologies intensifies.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Guangzhou-based Xpeng said its robotaxis would have level 4 (L4) self-driving capabilities and be powered by four of its self-developed Turing AI chips.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">According to SAE Inter\u00adnational, a global standards body, L4 allowed a driverless cab to navigate designated areas without requiring human intervention.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">\u201cXpeng plans to initiate pilot robotaxi operations in the second half of this year to validate technical viability, user acceptance and the complete business model,\u201d it said in a statement on Monday. \u201cThe company aims to achieve fully autonomous operations without [an] on-site safety officer by early 2027.\u201d<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Founded in 2014, Xpeng has long been dubbed a Tesla challenger in mainland China as it developed and assembled intelligent electric cars to take on Model 3 and Model Y vehicles.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker Xpeng has begun mass production of autonomous 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