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Original and translation

XPeng Robotaxi begins driverless road validation in Guangzhou

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Original · Chinese
小鹏Robotaxi进入广州主驾无人道路验证
Translation · English
XPeng Robotaxi begins driverless road validation in Guangzhou
Original · Chinese
小鹏Robotaxi获广州远程测试资质,可在一、二、三级公开道路开展主驾无安全员测试。
Translation · English
XPeng’s Robotaxi has obtained Guangzhou’s remote testing qualification, allowing driverless tests without a safety operator in the driver’s seat on Level 1, 2 and 3 public roads.
Original · Chinese
车辆由云端平台远程监控并接管,项目已从封闭测试进入真实复杂路况验证阶段。
Translation · English
The vehicles will be remotely monitored and taken over through a cloud platform, as the project moves from closed-course testing to validation in real, complex traffic conditions.
Original · Chinese
小鹏称其统一物理世界AI基座已打通L2到L4能力,但此次仍属于道路验证,不是商业运营。
Translation · English
XPeng says its unified physical-world AI foundation connects L2 to L4 capabilities, but this remains road validation, not commercial operation.
Original · Chinese

8月27日,广州一、二、三级公开道路向小鹏的Robotaxi打开了测试入口。小鹏汽车宣布,旗下自动驾驶出租车已获得广州市智能网联汽车远程测试资质,可以在主驾无安全员的状态下驶入公开道路,项目由封闭测试进入真实复杂路况验证的关键阶段。

Translation · English

On August 27, Level 1, 2 and 3 public roads in Guangzhou opened a testing route for XPeng’s Robotaxi. XPeng announced that its autonomous taxis had obtained Guangzhou’s remote testing qualification for intelligent connected vehicles, allowing them to enter public roads without a safety operator in the driver’s seat. The project has moved from closed-course testing into a crucial stage of validation under real, complex traffic conditions.

Original · Chinese

这一步改变的不是车辆名称,而是测试环境。封闭场地里的路线和变量更容易控制,公开道路则把系统放进更复杂的真实交通中。小鹏称,其统一物理世界AI基座已经实现L2到L4能力贯通:从需要驾驶员持续负责的辅助驾驶,到更高等级的自动驾驶能力,使用同一套技术底座推进。

Translation · English

What has changed is not the vehicle’s name, but the testing environment. Routes and variables are easier to control on a closed course, while public roads put the system into more complex real-world traffic. XPeng says its unified physical-world AI foundation has achieved a seamless progression from L2 to L4 capabilities: from assisted driving that requires the driver to remain continuously responsible to higher levels of autonomous driving, all advanced on the same technical foundation.

Original · Chinese

安全员不坐在驾驶位,并不等于车辆失去人工监督。按照小鹏公布的方案,车辆由云端平台远程监控,必要时可以远程接管。广州市给予的远程测试资质,正是这套“车端行驶、云端监督”模式进入公开道路验证的前提。

Translation · English

The absence of a safety operator in the driver’s seat does not mean the vehicle is operating without human oversight. Under the plan announced by XPeng, the vehicles will be remotely monitored through a cloud platform and can be taken over remotely when necessary. The remote testing qualification granted by Guangzhou is the prerequisite for this “vehicle operation, cloud supervision” model to enter public-road validation.

Original · Chinese

具体来说,这让小鹏能够在更接近真实使用的道路环境中检验Robotaxi,而不是只在封闭场地展示功能。 对城市乘客而言,眼下能确认的是测试范围扩大了;能否形成稳定服务,还要看后续道路验证是否持续,以及小鹏何时公布更具体的运营安排。

Translation · English

Specifically, this allows XPeng to evaluate its Robotaxi in road environments closer to real-world use, rather than demonstrating its capabilities only on closed courses. For urban passengers, what can be confirmed for now is that the testing area has expanded; whether the service can become stable will depend on the continuation of road validation and when XPeng announces more specific operating arrangements.

Original · Chinese

这项进展仍停留在道路验证阶段。报道没有披露测试车辆数量、乘客服务计划或商业化时间表,因此它代表的是从封闭测试迈向公开道路的技术节点,而不是已经投入运营的无人出租车服务。

Translation · English

This progress remains at the road-validation stage. The report did not disclose the number of test vehicles, plans for passenger services or a timetable for commercialization. It therefore represents a technical milestone in the move from closed-course testing to public roads, not an autonomous taxi service that has already begun operating.

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