Xpeng News
Latest Xpeng news, funding rounds and robotics & AI coverage. 18 articles tracked by The Robotics Media.
- Volkswagen Launches ID.AURA T6, Its First LiDAR-Equipped EV, In China From 9,240 — — Volkswagen has launched the ID.AURA T6 in China from 129,900 yuan (~9,240), its first production EV with a 192-channel LiDAR wired to a Horizon Roboti...
- Robotics Investments Hit $4.87B in August 2026 With Humanoids Taking 19% of Deals — — Global robotics startups raised $4.87B across 162 disclosed rounds in August 2026 per The Robot Report. China led with ~$2.44B, humanoids took 19.4% o...
- XPENG Launches G9L Flagship SUV in China With Turing Chips and 800V Platform — — XPENG launched its next-generation five-seat flagship SUV, the G9L, in China on September 17, 2026 from 231,800 yuan. The 800V platform, 5C charging a...
- Boston Dynamics IPO Unlikely In 2027 As Hyundai Prioritises Atlas Rollout — — A senior Hyundai executive told Reuters a 2027 IPO for Boston Dynamics 'won't be easy', pushing the listing behind a factory build-out that targets 30...
- Dynamic Creatures Exits Stealth As Boston Dynamics' Theme Park Partner — — Boston-based Dynamic Creatures emerged from stealth on September 8 as Boston Dynamics' official entertainment partner, unveiling SnowJay and interacti...
- XPENG IRON Humanoid Robot Walks Off Guangzhou Production Line — — XPENG commissioned its Guangzhou humanoid robot production line on September 8, with IRON autonomously walking off the line as the company reaffirmed...
- XPeng Spins Off Dogotix With $900M Seed At $6.3B Valuation — — XPeng Motors carved out its humanoid robotics arm Dogotix on August 24, 2026, closing an initial round of more than $900 million from IDG Capital, Ali...
- BYD Confirms August Humanoid Robot Debut Inside Its Di Space Venues — — BYD told China Securities Journal its first humanoid robot will appear this month at Di Space, its offline experience-centre network, alongside plans...
- Leapmotor Enters Humanoid Race, Stands Up Lingsheng Robotics Subsidiary — — Leapmotor's CFO Li Tengfei used the August 25 H1 earnings call to confirm a humanoid robotics push through newly registered Huzhou Lingsheng Precision...
- XPENG Robotics Raises Over $900M at $6.3B Valuation to Mass-Produce IRON — — XPENG’s humanoid robotics business closed its first external funding round at over US$900M, valuing the unit at more than US$6.3B, in what the a...
- Tesla Recalls Nearly 3 Million EVs In China Over Hidden Door Handles — — Tesla and eight other automakers will install warning labels and push software updates to help occupants find hidden manual door releases, in China's...
- BYD to Debut Xiao Di Humanoid Robot at Di Space Zhengzhou in August — — China's largest EV maker BYD has confirmed it will unveil its first humanoid robot, nicknamed Xiao Di, in early August 2026 at its Di Space venue in Z...
- BYD To Unveil First Humanoid Robots In August At Di Space Centres, Escalates Race With Tesla Optimus — — BYD confirmed it will debut its first humanoid robots in August inside its Di Space experience centres, putting the world's largest EV maker in direct...
- XPENG opens Robotaxi closed beta as CEO takes first ride in Guangzhou — — XPENG (NYSE: XPEV) has started employee testing of its Robotaxi platform in Guangzhou, with chairman He Xiaopeng completing the first end-to-end ride...
- Autoliv and XPENG Sign Global Safer-Mobility Framework Deal — — The July 7 framework agreement between airbag giant Autoliv and Chinese physical-AI carmaker XPENG will span technology, digitalization, supply chain...
- XPENG Unveils X-Mind Predictive World Model at CVPR 2026 — — XPENG's General Intelligence chief Xianming Liu used the CVPR 2026 workshop stage to unveil X-Mind, a Visual Chain-of-Thought world model that lets au...
- XPENG CEO Takes Helm Of Robotics Unit, Targets IRON Mass Production In Q4 — — He Xiaopeng will personally run XPENG Robotics as the EV maker pivots to a 'physical AI company' and aims for mass production of its IRON humanoid rob...
- BYD Confirms Humanoid Robot Push, Plans Dealer-Network Sales — — BYD executive vice president Stella Li confirmed the EV giant is developing humanoid robots through its 15th Business Unit, with around 150 prototypes...