Gasgoo Munich- XPENG will officially unveil its new technology flagship, the XPENG GX, on May 20, Chairman and CEO He Xiaopeng announced recently.
He also revealed that XPENG will roll out a software update enabling autonomous roaming and driving in underground parking garages without GPS navigation — a global first. The GX itself is built with aviation-grade, six-layer safety redundancy and packs class-leading specs in cabin space and intelligent driving.
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Presales for the XPENG GX — the automaker's first full-size flagship SUV — kicked off April 15, with prices starting at 399,800 yuan. The SUV comes in both battery electric and "super range-extender" variants. The AWD electric edition delivers a CLTC range of 750 km, whereas the range-extended version offers 430 km on battery alone and up to 1,585 km combined.
By blending native Level 4 architecture, a drive-by-wire chassis, aviation-grade safety redundancy, and trickle-down Robotaxi technology, the GX looks to redefine what a full-size flagship SUV can offer.
Notably, the model is China's first fully in-house, mass-produced Robotaxi prototype built on a forward-mounted architecture — essentially bringing autonomous ride-hailing capabilities to consumer vehicles.
Under the hood, it packs up to 3,000 TOPS of effective computing power. That muscle supports AI algorithms for the physical world, multi-sensor fusion, and real-time decision-making in complex traffic scenarios.
On the software side, the second-generation VLA model enables autonomous roaming in closed campuses and can navigate around obstacles even in heavy rain, dense fog, or low light. The VLA and VLM systems now feature cross-domain integration, allowing voice-activated driving: users can command the car to turn or accelerate, or give natural-language prompts like "park near the elevator." The updated VLA also handles autonomous parking in highway rest areas with no human intervention required.
Inside the cabin, an on-device VLM large language model powers local, natural-language dialogue — handling vague location searches and complex route planning without cloud connectivity. Meanwhile, AI digital projection headlights can interact with the outside world, projecting light signals for lane changes or yielding to pedestrians.
