Today, the XPENG Second-Generation VLA Media Experience Day, themed "THE FUTURE," was successfully held. He Xiaopeng, Chairman and CEO of XPENG, announced that the second-generation VLA will officially begin its rollout this month. As a physical-world large model that ushers in the L4 era, the second-generation VLA aims to become "National Smart Driving" that even moms love to use, driving autonomous driving from "geek novelty" to "mass adoption."
At the same time, the 2026 XPENG X9 all-electric version was grandly launched, with product capabilities fully aligned with the super extended-range version, redefining the new benchmark for premium family large seven-seaters with the hardcore strength of "two powertrains, one flagship standard." The all-electric version comes in 5 variants, including 665 Max, 650 Ultra SE, 650 Ultra, 750 Ultra, and 710 AWD Ultra, with official guide prices of 309,800 yuan, 321,800 yuan, 329,800 yuan, 349,800 yuan, and 369,800 yuan respectively. This refresh also brings the 2026 XPENG X9 extended-range version 1602 Ultra SE, with an official guide price of 321,800 yuan.
From now until 24:00 on April 30, 2026 (inclusive), customers who place a deposit for the 2026 XPENG X9 all-electric version can enjoy limited-time benefits worth up to 50,000 yuan, including lifetime warranty for the battery, motor, and electronic control system, a cockpit upgrade package worth 12,000 yuan, a finance/optional equipment fund worth up to 30,000 yuan, a trade-in benefit worth up to 15,000 yuan, and a repurchase benefit of 1,500 kWh electricity card per year (for 6 years). The benefits for the 2026 XPENG X9 super extended-range version are consistent with those of the 2026 all-electric version (for deposits placed before 24:00 on March 31, 2026). In addition, owners of 2024 and 2025 XPENG X9 models who trade in for a 2026 XPENG X9 can receive an additional 10,000 yuan voucher subsidy. (Already distributed on November 20, 2025)
XPENG Second-Generation VLA Begins Rollout This Month, Moving Beyond "Geek Novelty" Toward "Mass Adoption"
Currently, end-to-end small models have gradually reached the ceiling of smart driving capabilities, and smart driving R&D has arrived at a critical watershed moment. The industry faces two choices: one is to continue "minor patches" based on L2 capabilities, iterating the experience within limited boundaries; the other is to start over and reconstruct the technical paradigm from the ground up with L4 as the goal.
The XPENG second-generation VLA reconstructs the model paradigm, pioneering the removal of the "language translation" step and heading straight for the L4 endgame. At this Experience Day, He Xiaopeng mentioned: "Only when moms all love to drive it can it be called 'National Smart Driving.' Good smart driving should be like taking an elevator—press the start button and you can get from home to the company." Around this goal, the XPENG second-generation VLA focuses on users' real travel pain points and comprehensively upgrades across three major experience dimensions: "peace of mind and smoothness, full-scenario capability, and high efficiency"—
Peace of mind and smoothness, so even moms can drive with confidence. The XPENG second-generation VLA can identify various irregularly shaped vehicles, navigate around accident scenes, slow down in advance on bumpy roads, and yield to small animals at night. To let users more intuitively perceive the comfort and reassurance of smart driving, XPENG also developed the "Spill Check" testing tool, which can generate a smart driving comfort score for each trip, transforming the smart driving experience from a subjective feeling into an objective evaluation that can be verified and compared.
Full-scenario capability, truly achieving "drive anywhere." The XPENG second-generation VLA covers park paths, rural dirt roads, and navigation-free roads in all scenarios, and can calmly handle complex scenarios such as narrow path passage and pothole avoidance on rural roads. At the same time, the XPENG second-generation VLA also supports starting from a standstill, enabling a true "full-journey assisted driving" experience.
⟧Higher efficiency, so even veteran drivers love to drive it. On the basis of ensuring safety and stability, the XPENG second-generation VLA improves overall driving efficiency by 23%. In a real-world test during Guangzhou evening rush hour, its traffic efficiency was faster than both traditional L2 smart driving and Robotaxi, with driving efficiency comparable to an experienced human driver.
After nearly 4 months of iteration, the XPENG second-generation VLA will officially begin large-scale rollout. Today, the XPENG second-generation VLA will open test drives and evaluations for 200 professional media outlets nationwide, and the XPENG second-generation VLA "5,000-kilometer smart driving across China" event will also launch soon. On March 11, the second-generation VLA will begin user test-drive experiences at 732 stores nationwide. In late March, full rollout to users will gradually begin.
He Xiaopeng stated: "The XPENG second-generation VLA is the first version oriented toward fully autonomous driving, and it will iterate rapidly at a speed XPENG has never achieved before. Fully autonomous driving will arrive completely within the next 1-3 years, and autonomous driving will truly become people's daily travel habit."
Currently, the Robotaxi equipped with the XPENG second-generation VLA has begun public road testing, and XPENG Robotaxi will begin trial operations within this year. In terms of global deployment, the XPENG second-generation VLA will soon begin global road testing and is planned for global delivery in 2027. In addition, Volkswagen will become the first customer of the XPENG second-generation VLA.
In the first year of global autonomous driving, the XPENG second-generation VLA gives the "Chinese answer"
At this Experience Day, Liu Xianming, head of XPENG's General Intelligent Center, said: "The essence of autonomous driving is an AI problem, and AI's scaling laws also apply to physical-world models." The breakthrough of the XPENG second-generation VLA is not a single-point capability upgrade, but rather follows the scaling law that L4 capability equals "model x compute x data x body." This is also the "Chinese answer" given by the XPENG second-generation VLA in the first year of global autonomous driving.
At the model level, the XPENG second-generation VLA is a native multimodal physical-world large model that integrates "seeing, listening, and reading." It is not only an autonomous driving model, but can also be applied to Robotaxi, flying cars, and humanoid robots.
At the compute level, XPENG insists on integrated software-hardware R&D. Through chip-compiler-model joint optimization, customized "Turing structure" models based on chips, and a self-developed automated compilation system, it has increased the compilation efficiency of the foundation model by 12 times, thereby greatly optimizing compute utilization and reducing model inference latency.
At the data level, as compute and model capabilities leap forward in tandem, the high information density value of the XPENG second-generation VLA's visual data is fully unlocked. Currently, the XPENG second-generation VLA has cumulatively used 50 PB of training data, processes approximately 5.3 billion bytes of visual information per second, and each version of the model uses 4 trillion Tokens of training data.
Relying on leading AI infrastructure, XPENG has developed 468 versions of the model since its 2025 Tech Day. In the future, the second-generation VLA will iterate faster across multiple aspects including fault tolerance and stability, efficiency, and data reading.
With strong generalization capability, the XPENG second-generation VLA will achieve multiple important "milestones" this year. For example, on the path toward full autonomous driving, the XPENG second-generation VLA and VLM large models will integrate across domains, allowing the car to evolve into a super intelligent agent capable of simultaneously providing users with a combination of active and passive capabilities.
As a result, the XPENG second-generation VLA opens the autonomous driving "DeepSeek" moment, creating a generational gap with the industry.
All-around refresh, flagship standard! The 2026 XPENG X9 all-electric version grandly launched
Debuting alongside the second-generation VLA is the 2026 XPENG X9 all-electric version. As a flagship model with "one car, dual energy," the XPENG X9 all-electric version has been fully refreshed in smart technology, range, space, and safety, with product capabilities fully aligned with the super extended-range version, making it the "top choice for family large cars."
The world's longest-range 5C all-electric large seven-seater
The 2026 XPENG X9 all-electric version precisely addresses users' range needs, with a maximum range of up to 750 km, easily achieving a week of commuting without charging and anxiety-free cross-province travel. At the same time, the 2026 XPENG X9 all-electric version comes standard across the lineup with an 800V+5C ultra-fast charging AI battery, adding 400 km of range in 8 minutes of charging, and has a CLTC comprehensive energy consumption of 15.9 kWh/100 km, completely ending range anxiety with extreme charging efficiency and energy consumption performance.
The world's highest-compute intelligent large seven-seater
The 2026 XPENG X9 all-electric version comes standard across the lineup with Turing AI chips, with maximum effective compute reaching 2250 TOPS, providing powerful compute support for advanced smart driving and the intelligent cockpit, establishing the upper limit of the intelligent experience. It is equipped with the second-generation VLA physical-world large model, enabling more human-like and smoother driving decisions, delivering comfort and reassurance comparable to a professional veteran driver. The 2026 XPENG X9 all-electric version also comes standard across the lineup with the AI Tianji 6.0 intelligent cockpit, supporting proactive services such as intelligent welcome and intelligent charging recommendations, and equipped with OMS intelligent cockpit monitoring, creating a personalized cyber butler.
The world's top-level comfort fully equipped large seven-seater
The 2026 XPENG X9 all-electric version comes standard across the lineup with three-row electric tri-fold seats, with the third row supporting 4/6 independent stowing and a maximum storage space of 2514L, fully adaptable to camping, cargo, and family travel. The lineup also comes standard with zero-gravity seats with airbags, seats wrapped in Nappa leather across the lineup, a third row supporting 180-degree flat reclining, and the segment's only 27 HiFi-grade speakers, maximizing comfort and luxury. At the same time, the 2026 XPENG X9 all-electric version comes standard across the lineup with the Taiji AI chassis, including intelligent dual-chamber air suspension and 6 Taiji hydraulic bushings, combined with a 6D motion sickness prevention algorithm, calmly handling various complex road conditions and delivering a million-yuan-class chassis hardware experience.
The world's five-star standard safety large seven-seater
The 2026 XPENG X9 all-electric version strictly meets both Chinese and European dual five-star safety standards, with 9 airbags standard across the vehicle, adding front-row far-side airbags and second-row seat cushion airbags to build all-around protection. In active safety, it also comes standard across the lineup with a full-scenario extreme tire blowout stability system, which can maintain a stable driving trajectory after an extreme blowout without losing control or deviating; the lineup is equipped with AEB automatic emergency braking and AES automatic emergency steering systems, efficiently handling sudden high-speed dangers and building a solid safety line for family travel.
Spring opens a new journey, intelligence opens the future. In 2026, XPENG will advance at full speed toward becoming an "explorer of mobility in the physical AI world." With the full rollout of the XPENG second-generation VLA and the launch of the 2026 XPENG X9 all-electric version, XPENG will continue to steadily advance and break new ground, driving technological iteration and the implementation of the "one car, dual energy" strategy, creating smarter and better mobility experiences for users worldwide.
