XPeng Humanoid Robot Debuts, Flying Car Nears Mass Production
XPeng Technology Day 2025 — A Bold Leap into the "Physical AI World"
If you covered the company name and keynote speaker in the image below, you might mistake this for a Tesla launch event.
At XPeng Technology Day 2025, XPeng Motors unveiled its ambitious "Physical AI World" strategy — showcasing a systematic technology framework and product roadmap designed to merge foundational AI models, self-developed chips, and multi-form-factor terminals into a general-purpose intelligent ecosystem spanning land, low-altitude airspace, and robotics.
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Second-Generation VLA Model — Breaking Industry Limits
Core Innovation
XPeng’s new second-generation Vision-Language-Action (VLA) large-scale model is the centerpiece of its strategy.
Architecture Advantage
Unlike traditional serial processing — which converts visual input into language before decision-making — XPeng’s model directly maps visual data to vehicle control commands.
Benefits:
- Eliminates intermediate semantic abstraction → reduces semantic loss
- Cuts system latency during information conversion
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Three Core Capabilities of XPeng’s VLA Model
- Action Generation – Real-time vehicle control (steering angle, throttle, braking)
- Scene Understanding – Semantic parsing of complex traffic
- Behavior Prediction – Forecasting movements of nearby vehicles and pedestrians
On the Ultra version:
- Multi-billion parameter VLA model
- 2250 TOPS computing power
- Optimized from chip → operators → model
Example: Recognition of temporary cones in construction zones, prediction of vehicle trajectory changes in seconds.
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New Features Powered by VLA
- Xiaolu NGP: 13× improvement in takeover distance on unstructured roads without lane markings, traffic signs, or GPS.
- Super LCC+: Navigation-free autonomous driving with global path planning and local obstacle avoidance.
Timeline:
- Pioneer user test: Dec 2025
- Full Ultra launch: Q1 2026
Industry Adoption:
- Volkswagen: First strategic partner to integrate VLA + Turing AI chip
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Next Stage — Autonomous Driving & Robotaxis
XPeng will launch three Robotaxi models in 2026 with trial operations.
Robotaxi Highlights:
- Quad Turing AI chips, 3000 TOPS computing power (world record for in-vehicle systems)
- Pure vision approach — no lidar / HD maps
- Dual-redundant architecture for critical systems
- Millisecond-level failover safety
Enhancing Human-Vehicle Communication
- Flexible visor-integrated displays: “Waiting” / “Please proceed”
- Directional external voice → multi-modal interaction
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Consumer-Facing Robot — "Robo" L4 Intelligent Driving
Hardware & safety redundancy equivalent to Robotaxi:
- Modes: Daily / Advanced Driving
- Essentially a Robotaxi with a safety driver
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Ecosystem & Open-Source Collaboration
XPeng will open-source its Robotaxi SDK.
Amap is the first ecosystem partner to integrate:
- Mapping
- Dispatch
- User services
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Humanoid Robotics — IRON
Design & Specs
- Bionic "born from within" concept — human-like spine, flexible skin, customizable physique
- 82 degrees of freedom (industry-leading)
- True 1:1 human hand size, 22 degrees of freedom in hand
IRON’s abilities:
- Complex gait & movement (catwalk, stairs)
- Precision manipulation (eggs, bottle caps, tools)
- Three Turing AI chips, 2250 TOPS computing power
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Commercial Plans
- Applications: Guidance, sales, inspection
- Partner: Baosteel Group — industrial inspection R&D
- Mass production goal: End of 2026
- Team: 1,000+ engineers
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Low-Altitude Mobility — Flying Cars
Two Product Lines
- Land Aircraft Carrier — personal-use flying vehicle
- A868 Tilt-Rotor Hybrid-Electric Flying Car — multi-passenger, long-range
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A868 Key Specs
- Tilt-rotor configuration
- Aviation-grade hybrid-electric core
- Range: 500 km | Speed: 360 km/h
- 6-seat cabin for business travel / intercity commute
- Entering free-flight phase
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Land Aircraft Carrier Highlights
- Over 7,000 global orders
- Four-axis integrated single-stick control – simplified flight learning curve
- Control: ascent/descend, forward/backward, lateral move, yaw — all via one stick
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Manufacturing Milestones
- First aircraft rolled out: Nov 3, 2025
- World’s first automotive-style flying car factory
- Aviation-grade + automotive-grade blend
- Capacity: 5,000 units/year → scaling to 10,000
- Output: 1 unit / 30 minutes at full capacity
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Big Picture — XPeng’s Strategic Core
XPeng’s innovation pillars:
- Second-gen VLA model as AI foundation
- Turing AI chip power
- Product focus: Smart cars, humanoid robots, flying cars
Yet, like Tesla, the company’s roots remain in car manufacturing — a critical pivot.
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