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South China Morning Post
09-03-2025
- Automotive
- South China Morning Post
Xpeng chairman sees Hong Kong as launch pad for self-driving EVs
Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker Xpeng Motors hopes to make Hong Kong a launch pad for its autonomous driving technology beyond mainland China, but the ambition will depend on the city's willingness to create a more open regulatory environment for new technologies. Advertisement Hong Kong should keep up with the mainland or be more ambitious in terms of regulations for emerging technologies, including autonomous driving and flying vehicles, He Xiaopeng, chairman and CEO of Xpeng and a National People's Congress (NPC) deputy, said on Saturday amid the ongoing ' two sessions '. 'What I'm really looking forward to is whether Xpeng's autonomous driving can be rolled out in Hong Kong before anywhere else outside the mainland China market,' He said during a briefing. 'I also hope that innovative technologies like low-altitude aviation can be allowed or at least piloted in Hong Kong.' Earlier this week He said that the company would start tests of its autonomous driving system, known as Xpeng Navigation Guided Pilot (X NGP), in Hong Kong soon . The company said the system, which enables cars to navigate on streets and conduct self-parking, would be promoted worldwide in 2026. Advertisement The company considers Hong Kong a testing ground to introduce self-driving technology beyond mainland China and break into the international EV market.
South China Morning Post
04-03-2025
- Automotive
- South China Morning Post
EV maker Xpeng to test autonomous driving software in Hong Kong to support go-global drive
Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker Xpeng said it would use Hong Kong to test its artificial intelligence (AI)-powered self-driving technology, as part of its effort to expand globally and explore right-hand drive markets. Advertisement He Xiaopeng, co-founder and CEO of the Guangzhou-based company, said on Tuesday that tests of its autonomous driving system, known as Xpeng Navigation Guided Pilot (X NGP), would be conducted in Hong Kong soon, according to the Hong Kong Economic Journal. He spoke ahead of the opening of the National People's Congress, which begins Wednesday and is expected to run through next Tuesday. He is an NPC delegate. The AI-powered technology, which competes with Tesla's Full Self-Driving (FSD) driver-assistance software, will be introduced in right-hand drive markets like Thailand, he added. He did not provide a specific time frame for the company's Hong Kong testing. In a statement to the Post, Xpeng confirmed the CEO's remarks. It added that the advanced driver assistance system, which enables cars to navigate on streets and conduct self-parking, would be promoted worldwide in 2026. 'We hope that with better development and testing in the future, we can bring Xpeng's top smart driving capabilities to the world, including Thailand, other Southeast Asian markets and more countries in 2026,' it said. Advertisement Xpeng primarily builds left-hand drive models for its customers on the mainland, but it started to assemble right-hand drive models last year to compete in markets like Hong Kong and Southeast Asia.
