Quick Takeaways
- XPeng has received regulatory approval to begin Level 3 autonomous driving road tests on public expressways in Guangzhou.
- The approval supports XPeng’s roadmap toward higher automation, including Level 4-ready production vehicles planned from 2026.
XPeng Level 3 autonomous driving reached a key milestone as XPeng secured approval to begin regulated road testing in Guangzhou. The license enables conditional autonomous driving trials on designated intelligent connected expressways and highways under local supervision.
XPeng Level 3 Autonomous Driving Testing Scope
The approval covers:
Roadmap Beyond Level 3 Autonomous Driving
Earlier at its 2025 AI Day, the company unveiled its VLA 2.0 vision-language-action model, designed to support higher automation. Volume deployment is planned from early 2026, alongside a production vehicle engineered for Level 4 capability in both software and hardware.
XPeng Level 3 Autonomous Driving Testing Scope
The approval covers:
- Regularized testing operations
- Expressway and highway use cases
- Validation of conditional autonomy performance
Roadmap Beyond Level 3 Autonomous Driving
Earlier at its 2025 AI Day, the company unveiled its VLA 2.0 vision-language-action model, designed to support higher automation. Volume deployment is planned from early 2026, alongside a production vehicle engineered for Level 4 capability in both software and hardware.
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