Pada bulan Juli 26, Volkswagen dan Motor Xpeng announced a technical cooperation framework agreement, dengan investasi Volkswagen $700 juta di Xpeng Motors. The collaboration will leverage Xpeng Motors’ vehicle platform, kokpit pintar, dan sistem mengemudi cerdas, sementara Volkswagen akan memberikan kemampuan teknik dan rantai pasokan terkemuka di dunia. The negotiations between the two companies began in the fourth quarter of last year, and this partnership is seen as a win-win situation. Volkswagen’s investment will complement its smart cockpit and high-end smart driving capabilities, boosting its electric vehicle sales in China. Dilain pihak, Motor Xpeng, known for its mid-to-high-end assisted driving capabilities, will benefit from Volkswagen’s expertise to further advance its autonomous driving technology.
Xpeng Motors has been making significant strides in autonomous driving with its NGP (Pilot yang dipandu navigasi) sistem, which provides functions like automatic avoidance of construction scenes, intelligent response to side car congestion, dan banyak lagi. Its urban NGP has achieved an efficiency close to 90% of human drivers and will be expanded to nearly 50 cities in the second half of the year. Selain itu, the new XNGP based on the XNET deep learning algorithm will achieve extensive coverage of urban roads across the country, surpassing Tesla’s performance in the US.
Lagipula, Xpeng Motors has introduced the 800V silicon carbide electrical architecture, allowing for rapid battery charging and an extended driving range. The company’s latest Swing architecture brings innovative features like front and rear integrated aluminum die-casting body, Teknologi integrasi baterai-bodi CIB, and a communication architecture with Gigabit Ethernet backbone. This architecture also benefits from the autonomous driving intelligent computing center “Fuyao,” which significantly boosts the training speed of the core model for Xpeng’s autonomous driving.
The collaboration between Xpeng Motors and Volkswagen addresses the shortcomings of both companies, making it a promising venture in the rapidly evolving electric vehicle market.
