XPeng officially named its robotaxi YOYO on October 8 and opened autonomous-driving registration to the public in China through invitation codes, marking the vehicle's shift from technical validation to commercial operations1.
The dedicated YOYO page went live on XPeng's official website the same day. XPeng says YOYO is China's first fully in-house developed robotaxi to reach pre-loaded mass production.
Production and testing timeline
The robotaxi rolled off XPeng's Guangzhou production line in May 2026. In July, XPeng completed the full chain from online ride-hailing to automated pickup and drop-off. In August, XPeng obtained Guangzhou's remote testing qualification for intelligent connected vehicles, enabling road tests without a safety operator in the driver's seat on Class I, II, and III test roads in the city. The company has completed 2,000 test rides2 and launched paid internal testing at 1 renminbi per ride.
XPeng plans to launch driverless service in 2027.
Hardware and AI stack
YOYO is described as a GX-based L4 vision-only vehicle, operating without HD maps or LiDAR. Each unit carries four in-house Turing AI chips delivering what XPeng says is 3,000 TOPS, which the company claims is the world's highest in-vehicle compute. The system runs on XPeng's VLA 2.0 large model and broader AI infrastructure, bridging the company's L2 intelligent driver-assistance work with L4 autonomous driving.
Cabin features include zero-gravity seats, massage functions, a large entertainment screen with integrated content, and a fragrance system that riders can activate before boarding via the registration interface.
Commercial model
He Xiaopeng said XPeng positions itself as a technology provider and ecosystem enabler rather than a fleet operator, with offline robotaxi operations entrusted to global partners. Revenue is expected to flow from hardware sales, services, and commission sharing.
The YOYO branding arrives one week after XPeng showcased its humanoid-robot and G9L lineup at the Paris Motor Show[2] and two weeks after the company activated what it called the world's first automated production line for humanoid robots in Guangzhou[3]. ANALYSIS The rapid cadence of product milestones across robotaxis, humanoid robots, and consumer vehicles positions XPeng's Turing AI chip and VLA 2.0 stack as shared infrastructure across multiple hardware form factors.