wizardofbaccarat| Gu Hongdi, Vice Chairman of Xiaopeng Automobile: It will take at least 5 years to fully commercialize robot taxis

Gu Yongping, vice chairman and co-president of Xiaopeng Motors, said in an interview on the sidelines of the Beijing Auto Show on Thursday that robotic taxis will not become an important business for at least five years.

This prediction seems to contradict Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who previously announced that he would release the first robotic taxi on August 8 this year.

Gu Hongdi said that if robotic taxis are popularized, they will have a revolutionary impact on transportation,"but it must truly achieve comprehensive commercial operations."wizardofbaccaratI think it will take more than five years."

"Currently, we don't have that in mind when launching and planning sales," he said.