XPENG’s First Mass-Produced Robotaxi Officially Rolls Off Production Line

XPENG today announced the official rollout of its first mass-produced Robotaxi in Guangzhou, marking the first time in China that an automaker has achieved Robotaxi mass production through full-stack, in-house development.

Built on the XPENG GX platform, the newly unveiled Robotaxi is China’s first production-ready, pre-assembled Robotaxi model developed entirely using in-house technologies and engineered to Level 4 (L4) autonomous driving standards.

Powered by four self-developed Turing AI chips, the Robotaxi delivers an industry-leading effective onboard computing power of 3,000 TOPS, reinforcing XPENG’s push towards scalable autonomous mobility.

Earlier this year, XPENG Robotaxi secured a road testing permit for intelligent connected vehicles in Guangzhou, officially entering the phase of routine L4 public road testing. In March 2026, the company established a dedicated Robotaxi business unit responsible for product definition, research and development, testing, and operations to further accelerate its commercialisation roadmap.

Unlike many conventional autonomous driving systems, XPENG’s Robotaxi operates without LiDAR or high-definition maps. Instead, it adopts a pure vision-based solution powered by the company’s VLA 2.0 end-to-end large model architecture.

The system eliminates the language-translation stage commonly found in traditional “Vision-Language-Action” three-stage architectures, reducing response latency to under 80 milliseconds while improving urban adaptability and deployment flexibility across different cities and even international markets.

Designed to deliver a premium and intelligent mobility experience, the mass-produced Robotaxi is equipped with several high-end cabin features, including privacy glass, comfort gravity seats, and rear entertainment screens. Passengers can also access multimedia functions and adjust vehicle settings through an integrated voice assistant system during their journey.

XPENG plans to begin pilot Robotaxi operations in the second half of 2026 to validate technical readiness, user acceptance, and the overall business model. The company aims to achieve fully autonomous operations without onboard safety officers by early 2027.

As part of its broader ecosystem strategy, XPENG will also open its Robotaxi SDK, with Amap becoming its first global ecosystem partner.

The Robotaxi sector is currently entering a critical phase, transitioning from technical validation towards large-scale commercial deployment. As a full-stack automaker with in-house capabilities spanning software, chips, and vehicle development, XPENG believes it is well-positioned to accelerate the transition from research and development to real-world operations.

The mass-produced Robotaxi also forms part of XPENG’s broader physical AI ecosystem, sharing the same VLA 2.0 large model foundation as the company’s humanoid robot IRON and its flying car projects.

Today’s rollout marks a significant milestone in XPENG’s evolution from physical AI research and development towards large-scale deployment and commercialisation.