Why did Xiaopeng cooperate with Gaode Robotaxi? Xiaopeng: Because Gaode was his former employer.

Today, at the 2025 Xiaopeng Technology Day event, Xiaopeng Motors CEO He Xiaopeng stated to Sina Technology and others that the reason for choosing to cooperate with Gaode in the Robotaxi project is because Gaode was previously managed by us, they are our old partner. He mentioned that Gaode is a very large ecosystem platform for travel in China. In fact, Xiaopeng may be different from many companies, it is like a toolbox, with SDK interfaces, and we open it up to partners to operate our toolbox, I think this is in line with the strategic positioning of both companies. He Xiaopeng also mentioned that the three Robotaxi models announced today will have different prices to meet the needs of different users, there will be 7-seat and 6-seat versions.