SCMP – South China Morning Post
By Daniel Renin Shanghai
Published: 10:08am, 19 May 2026 Updated: 7:00pm, 19 May 2026
Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker Xpeng has begun mass production of autonomous cabs powered by its own chips, likely to mount yet another challenge on Tesla as both companies pursue a leading position in self-driving.
Robotaxis have become the latest area where the two firms could go head-to-head, after smart EVs and humanoid robots, as the booming development of physical artificial intelligence technologies intensifies.
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