Xpeng Group Vice President Gu Jie said that the solid-state battery for Xpeng's IRON robot has entered small-batch production, with the robot currently in the pre-SOP stage. Xpeng previously announced at its 2025 Tech Day that IRON would be the first to use all-solid-state batteries. The company plans mass production of advanced humanoid robots by the end of 2026 and expects to enter global stores and commercial scenarios from 2027.
At the 2026 Mojia Robot global launch, Chery executive vice president Zhang Guibing gave his first interview as Mojia's general manager, outlining three changes automakers bring to embodied intelligence and revealing over 3,000 units sold across 100+ scenarios in 60+ countries, with about 70% of underlying vehicle-robot technology reusable.
General Motors announced its next-generation electric vehicle platform at its annual GM Forward event in New York, featuring new battery chemistries, improved electric motors, and a new central computing platform and electrical architecture designed to enhance vehicle capabilities through software and AI, as it competes with Chinese automakers.
General Motors announced at its GM Forward event in New York that it is adding an AI assistant to OnStar. The assistant will debut on the 2027 Cadillac Lyriq EV, and the company plans to launch a new OnStar mobile app in 2027 to replace the existing OnStar Guardian app and brand-specific apps.
XPeng's second-generation VLA achieves capability spanning from L2 to L4, and the same model has been deployed on XPeng's L4-level Robotaxi.
XPeng's Robotaxi has officially adopted the Chinese name 'Xiaopeng Youyou' and English name 'XPENG YOYO', with a ride-hailing mini program launched simultaneously. The service will gradually open to the public, marking a new phase of user operations and commercialization exploration.
XPENG announced its humanoid robot plan: mass production by the end of 2026, with deliveries starting in the first half of 2027, initially targeting commercial scenarios such as stores and shopping malls, then expanding to industrial and household settings.
In an interview, Geely Auto Group CEO Gan Jiayue said charging safety comes first and the company rejects rushed technology. He introduced Geely's AI charging solution, which uses the Xingrui PowerMind energy brain to achieve a peak output of 2.2 MW per gun, along with the new Shield Golden Brick battery ultra-short-blade series and two automatic charging robots expected to launch in Q4 2026. He also revealed that self-developed battery shipments reached 1.1 million units in the first eight months of 2026, cooperation with CATL, and plans to build over 22,000 charging stations by the end of 2027.
According to LatePost Auto, Li Auto's chip subsidiary is advancing its first external funding round with a pre-money valuation of around 15 billion yuan, planning to raise billions of yuan. Li Auto's self-developed chip team of about 200 people works on AI computing architecture, chip design and related software, developing both vehicle-side and cloud-side chip projects.
At a media interview after the G9L launch on September 17, 2026, Xpeng Motors CEO He Xiaopeng said making robots is about 20 times harder than building cars, with hardware, software, design, and supply chain developed in-house. Mass production has gradually begun, and robot capabilities are expected to see a leap between the fourth quarter of 2026 and the second quarter of 2027. On the same day, the Xpeng G9L went on sale with a limited-time starting price of 231,800 yuan.