Xpeng mulls robotaxis

Writer: | Editor: Lin Qiuying | From: Shenzhen Daily | Updated: 2024-10-14

Xpeng Motors, a Guangzhou-based electric car startup, will launch autonomous ride-hailing services and has started recruiting executives for that purpose.

He Xiaopeng, the CEO of Xpeng, talks about both the robotaxi plans and his vision of self-driving cars. File Photo

Xpeng will test its robotaxi services on its mass-produced models in the second half of next year before launching operations in 2026, founder He Xiaopeng said on Sina Weibo. The firm is offering an annual salary of up to 1 million yuan (US$137,900) for a robotaxi services operations director and up to 600,000 yuan for senior managers.