Xpeng reveals ambitious global plans with X9, AI chip, flying car, and humanoid robot

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Chinese EV maker Xpeng hosted the 2025 Xpeng Global Brand Night in Hong Kong on Tuesday. The event showcased the company’s progress in AI chips, flying cars, and humanoid robots. The Guangzhou-based company also debuted its first global flagship model, the Xpeng X9, a seven-seater multi-purpose vehicle. Xpeng humanoid robot IRON is powered by the Turing AI chip, with 60 joints, 200 degrees of freedom, and 3,000 TOPS of processing power, as revealed at the event. Shi Xiaoxin, head of Xpeng’s humanoid robot program, told TechNode during an interview that an upgraded version of the IRON robot will launch in the second half of this year.