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Xpeng, Tesla\u2019s challenger from China, has its eye on the international market and plans to use its smart driving software as a selling point.<\/p>\n
The Guangzhou-based electric vehicle upstart said<\/a> at an event this week that it will start developing its highway-specific Navigation Guided Pilot (NGP) for global users in 2024, while the international version of its next-generation, all-purpose XNGP feature will commence development in 2025.<\/p>\n \u201cWe look forward to enabling overseas users to access Xpeng\u2019s autonomous driving that is already available in China,\u201d Xiaopeng He, the firm\u2019s founder and CEO, said at the event.<\/p>\n NGP and its souped-up version XNGP are the equivalent of Tesla\u2019s semi-autonomous driving system Full-Self Driving (FSD). Specifically, XNGP is the catch-all marketing moniker for all of Xpeng\u2019s advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) features, including highway and urban driving as well as self-parking.<\/p>\n While initially using high-definition maps to navigate, XNGP recently removed<\/a> such pre-computed information so Xpeng vehicles can drive anywhere, relying on sensors like lidars and radars that detect real-time road conditions.<\/p>\n Founded in 2014, Xpeng first ventured out of China<\/a> in late 2021, starting with Europe. It has since shipped its plugged-in SUVs and sports sedans to Norway, Denmark, the Netherlands and Sweden, with Germany, France and the U.K. on the roadmap for 2024. Last year, Xpeng commenced sales in Israel, joining a wave of Chinese EV firms flocking to the Middle East<\/a>.<\/p>\n It remains to be seen how Xpeng\u2019s map-free driver-assist system performs on these unfamiliar territories.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n