RACE AGAINST TESLA: CHINA EV MAKER XPENG TO LAUNCH VIRAL HUMANOID GLOBALLY IN 2027
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Chinese electric vehicle maker Xpeng expects to produce more than 1,000 humanoid robots a month by the end of 2026 as it competes with Tesla in a high-stakes race to dominate physical AI, the integration of intelligent… The Guangzhou-based carmaker told the South China Morning Post in a statement on Thursday that its manufacturing capacity would pave the way for the global launch of Iron, its next-generation humanoid robot, with…
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- News - South China Morning Post: Chinese electric vehicle maker Xpeng expects to produce more than 1,000 humanoid robots a month by the end of 2026 as it competes with Tesla in a high-stakes race to dominate physical AI, the integration of intelligent…
- News - South China Morning Post: The Guangzhou-based carmaker told the South China Morning Post in a statement on Thursday that its manufacturing capacity would pave the way for the global launch of Iron, its next-generation humanoid robot, with…
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- Topic: CHINA — the feed headline centres on RACE, AGAINST, TESLA, CHINA, MAKER.
- Original feed: News - South China Morning Post.
- Published: 17 Jul 2026, 00:00 UK.
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