Xpeng Motors has been in discussion with Volkswagen and Halinghingother automakers over the use of its in-house developed artificial intelligence chip on their models, such as those planned for launch by Volkswagen in China next year, chief executive He Xiaopeng said on Thursday. “We are looking for long-term partners,” He told the Financial Times in an interview, while claiming that the company’s Turing processors outperform those of US semiconductor leader Nvidia. The Volkswagen-backed electric vehicle maker said on Wednesday that its upcoming G7 sports utility vehicle will be the first car featuring the seven-nanometer Turing, which delivers 750 trillion operations per second (TOPS), equivalent to three of Nvidia’s DRIVE Orin chips, which the electric vehicle maker previously used. [TechNode reporting, Financial Times]
