Xpeng May Launch Robotaxi Business Next Year

What’s new: Chinese electric car start-up Xpeng plans to launch a self-driving robotaxi service in the second half of 2022, the company said as it reported stronger-than-expected quarterly sales.

He Xiaopeng, founder and chairman of Xpeng, said the company is looking for partners to equip its electric cars with autonomous driving systems and deploy the vehicles for taxi services in Chinese cities.