Tag: Xpeng

Xpeng looks to lead in ‘AI mobility’ with Next P7 and P7+

Posted by Kevin Jost | Sep 30, 2025 | Artificial Intelligence, Design, Electrification, Passenger Cars, User Experience, Vehicles

The company is expanding its global aspirations, led by the European premiere of its Next P7, preceded by the launch of the P7+ on the continent, as it opens its first R&D Center in Munich and plans for the global adaptation of its NGP smart driving and later mass-produced Level 4 autonomous vehicles.

Infineon and Flex partner on zone controller design platform

Posted by Kevin Jost | Jan 22, 2025 | Business Development, Semiconductors, Software

A new production-ready modular zone controller design platform showcased at CES 2025 is a scalable zone control unit that features a modular microcontroller architecture and common hardware building blocks intended for rapid implementation of software-defined vehicles “at scale with resilience.”

Nvidia previews new GPU and generative AI advancements for transportation at GTC

Posted by Kevin Jost | Mar 18, 2024 | Artificial Intelligence, Autonomy, Business Development, Passenger Cars, Software, User Experience

In his keynote at the company’s conference, CEO Jensen Huang discussed how his company is advancing AI for a variety of industries including for next-generation vehicles supported by the Drive Thor system-on-chip and new generative AI capabilities of Blackwell GPU architecture.

Xpeng AeroHT takes flight with eVTOL and modular car

Posted by Gary Mason | Jan 19, 2024 | Aerospace, Business Development, Design, Electrification, Startups, Vehicles

The affiliate of new EV mobility OEM Xpeng at CES 2024 showed the latest version of its supercar-like flying eVTOL concept, which made its international debut in Las Vegas, and SUV-like Land Aircraft Carrier, a modular flying car, that is ready for mass production with pre-orders in Q4 of this year.

Xpeng debuts fifth smart EV and second-generation platform at Auto Shanghai

Posted by Kevin Jost | Apr 21, 2023 | Design, Electrification, Software, Vehicles

The new G6 Ultra Smart Coupe SUV is based on Xpeng’s new SEPA2.0 architecture powered by the latest XNGP ADAS, Xmart OS 4.0, and X-EEA 3.5 E/E features, with the 800-V SiC platform and 3C battery cell technology delivering a 755-km max range and 300 km with a 10-min charge.

EV development pushes power electronics revolution

Posted by Kevin Jost | Mar 1, 2023 | Analysis, Electrification, Standards, Vehicles

According to Luke Gear of IDTechEx, passenger car electrical vehicle networks of 800 V and more—pioneered by Lucid, Porsche/Audi, and Hyundai/Kia—will eventually be the automotive standard, and the time has come for high-voltage wide bandgap materials like silicon carbide and gallium nitride for power electronics.

Xpeng reveals electric G9 flagship SUV for global markets

Posted by Kevin Jost | Nov 18, 2021 | Artificial Intelligence, Autonomy, Electrification, Startups, Vehicles

Designed for C-NCAP & E-NCAP safety design standards, the new vehicle shown at the 19th Guangzhou International Automobile Exhibition features Xpeng’s latest technology: XPower 3.0 powertrain, X-EEA 3.0 E/E architecture, and XPilot 4.0 advanced driving assistance.

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