https://autonews.gasgoo.com/m/70032543.html
Flying car from Xpeng. So the litle condor learned flght, how apt

https://www.carsguide.com.au/car-news/new-c...-in-entry-level

A lesson from.Australia: Xpeng won't be as cheap as MG, BYD , GWM etc

I will come for Tsla and Hyundai Kia EV market share

This post has been edited by EnergyAnalyst: May 25 2024, 11:55 AM

They have to survive first. The company has halt production for 6 months and their boss said back in Feb that they only have 3 months to see if they can be saved, then a mysterious white knight invest co. from US saved them and inject money into them.

Still early days to see if they can be saved afterall their ordeal

https://carnewschina.com/2024/05/17/breakin...-by-us-company/

I am just stating what has been reported , yes.....It is a mystery

https://www.iotworldtoday.com/transportatio...china-next-year


XPeng Aims for Level 4 Self-Driving in China Next Year
Chinese automaker hopes to deliver Level 4 self-driving based on rapid rollout of its XNGP (Navigation Guided Pilot) driver-assistance tech


Graham Hope
May 24, 2024

3 Min Read


Chinese automaker XPeng believes it can achieve Level 4 autonomous driving in the country by next year.

The Guangzhou-based company outlined its aim at an AI Day event held May 20 and again on an earnings call a day later.

Level 4 automated functionality is defined by the Society of Automotive Engineers as when a vehicle drives itself in specific locations and circumstances.

XPeng says it hopes to be able to deliver Level 4 capability based on the rapid rollout of its XNGP (Navigation Guided Pilot) driver-assistance tech, which currently covers nearly 250 cities in China, aided by the incorporation of large language model training of its software.

The large language model architecture, XBrain, is claimed to facilitate “human-like” learning, allowing the autonomous driving system to recognize special lanes, turning zones, road sign text and more.

Founder and CEO He Xiaopeng said: “Based on the end-to-end large model, XPeng will be able to cover every road. What does this mean? Our aim is to cover every small road, in every town and every village, and also in urban areas. Our intelligent driving, independent of HD Maps, will be consistent with our autonomous driving experience on a highway or even surpass it.”

The target, continued He, is to replicate the “Waymo [robotaxi] experience in San Francisco” by 2025 with fully autonomous functionality in, for example, local neighborhoods, at toll gates or when parking, albeit with someone in the driver’s seat monitoring the car.

However, he did acknowledge on the earnings call that “we know that to be able to actually implement that, we need to have the hardware as well as the rules and regulations catch up.”

The regulatory process isn’t just relevant in China, either, particularly as the company eyes international expansion. To that end, XPeng said it is working with the appropriate bodies in “a number of overseas markets” to ensure its XNGP-related tech is compliant with all necessary laws.

Amid a slew of other announcements, it was confirmed that XPeng’s new Tianji operating system – said to be the industry’s first OS to integrate AI tech into both smart cockpit and smart driving functionality – was made available to all eligible users on May 20.

Among its features are in-car services from AI assistant Xiao P and AI Chauffeur, which deliver personalized smart driving and parking experiences.

And there was more detail on new AI-powered EV sub-brand MONA (Made of New AI), which is set to launch in June.

He said that there would be a big focus on “beautiful” design with MONA’s cars and that they would seek to make automated functionality more accessible and affordable.

He explained: “In the past, for autonomous driving, it was mainly for the cars in the price range of above [RMB] 200,000 [$28,130]. With MONA series, we hope to bring autonomous driving into the car with the price range of within [RMB] 200,000.”

don’t expect many units to be available in Malaysia at first. In a recent interview with The Edge, Bermaz Group’s CEO Francis Lee Kok Chuan said that the company is not planning to bring a lot of G6 to the market as XPeng has agreed to take a slow and steady approach to the Malaysian market.

“It’s about making sure the brand is well recognised [in the market] and that people want to buy the car, rather than bringing in a huge volume and then waiting to see how well your car is going to do [in the market],” – Francis Lee Kok Chuan, Group CEO, Bermaz.

Source: https://soyacincau.com/2024/07/02/xpeng-g6-...ch-coming-soon/

A not so exciting review by WIRED

https://www.wired.com/review/review-xpeng-g6/

https://www.msn.com/en-my/lifestyle/other/x...bae60f19c0&ei=6

suddenly the Korean EV duo looks so overpriced and The Japanese just stupid

This post has been edited by EnergyAnalyst: Aug 28 2024, 09:16 AM

Well , like businesstoday headlined, it is a new era of smart EV

XPENG G6 Ultra Smart Coupe SUV Launches In Malaysia: A New Era of Smart Electric Vehicles

https://www.businesstoday.com.my/2024/08/27...ctric-vehicles/

https://soyacincau.com/2024/08/29/tesla-mod...aysia-discount/

Excuse me, RM30k discount for Model Y Performance....

This post has been edited by EnergyAnalyst: Aug 29 2024, 11:30 PM

wow , first we have a SMART#1 owner saying regret after seeing this "little condor" then you say this....

the kungfu is strong with this little big bird

Totally agree.

What most have failed to see however is that the current cost of EV has already nearing price parity if not equivalent.

This big EV SUV (coupe!) thanks to government policy is now similar price with Mazda CX5, Honda CRV...

Although Bermaz kept saying they are not going for volume but rather brand presence but their action kind of tell otherwise.

The efew days statements that comes out from Bermaz are intense but somewhat profound, almost like pretending to be a reluctant seller. (Even said they did not go with ANOTHER FAMOUS Chinese marquee because of unrealistic volume commitment demanded)

A short and concise short intro

https://www.scmp.com/business/china-busines...selling-model-y

Geely counts on the Zeekr 7X midsize SUV to compete with Tesla’s bestselling Model Y
Zeekr’s 7X will come in two battery options that can run up to 605km or 780km on a single charge, the carmaker said

Xpeng G6 Goes to Thailand & Malaysia https://cleantechnica.com/2024/08/30/xpeng-...iland-malaysia/

For the record, our prices are cheaper than our neighbour up north. Lucky us.

This post has been edited by EnergyAnalyst: Sep 1 2024, 10:10 AM

Maybe insecure?! So play safe