Chinese electric vehicle maker Xpeng is expanding a licensing business to sell autonomous driving and smart cockpit technology to external customers beyond its cooperation with Volkswagen. The company set up a commercialization team about six months ago and is seeking contracts for vehicle E/E architecture, smart cockpit, its Turing AI chip, advanced driver assistance systems and autonomous driving software. Hyundai Motor is also turning to robotaxis as a new demand driver in the United States.

South Korea\'s government and telecom and platform companies will strengthen service stability ahead of the Chuseok holiday with measures including free video calls and expanded network capacity. The steps also ease service restrictions linked to overdue telecom bills to reduce burdens on vulnerable users. Telecom operators will improve connectivity on key rail routes and add base stations at major hubs. Platforms will provide holiday information, while authorities step up cyber threat monitoring.