China's Xpeng begins mass production of robotaxis in Guangzhou

Chinese electric vehicle maker Xpeng said on Monday it had begun mass production of its first robotaxi at ‌its Guangzhou ⁠headquarters, ⁠targeting fully driverless operations by early 2027.

The Tesla rival is accelerating its shift toward driverless vehicles and humanoid robotics as competition intensifies ⁠in the ‌world's largest auto market.

The ​new robotaxi, built ⁠on Xpeng's GX platform, is China's ​first "production-ready, pre-assembled robotaxi model ​developed entirely with in-house technologies," the company said.


Xpeng plans to begin pilot robotaxi operations in ‌the second half of the year.

The company will ​likely ​produce hundreds ⁠to thousands of robotaxis over the next 12 to 18 ​months, President Brian Gu told Reuters last month.