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Xpeng surpasses 80 percent automation in robot production, says Iron walks off line after assembly

China EV maker Xpeng has started a new production line for its humanoid robot Iron and released footage showing the robot walking off the line after assembly. The company said more than 80 percent of key processes are automated and that it will apply its car quality-control system to keep output consistent as volumes rise. Xpeng aims to begin mass production by the end of this year and plans initial deployments at its stores and campus.

Mobility

Toyota to invest $6.42 billion a year in robots from 2028 as staff train humanoids

Toyota has begun training humanoid robots for factory tasks by having employees teach them how to work on assembly lines. From 2028, it plans to invest $6.42 billion a year to expand factory automation and robot adoption, aiming to deploy about 400,000 robots across the group in the long term. Toyota says the goal is coexistence between humans and robots, not replacement, as wider industry adoption accelerates.

Mobility

China\'s Xpeng targets global autonomous driving market as Hyundai turns to robotaxis

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.