The Tesla Model 3 rival launches with new, lidar-equipped autonomous driving functionality and Qualcomm computing platform.
XPeng Motors reveals its new P5 ahead of the electric-powered sedan’s public debut at the upcoming 2021 Shanghai auto show.
Set to challenge the Tesla Model 3, NIO ET7 and BMW i4 in what is shaping up as a particularly hard-fought EV market segment in China and elsewhere, the 4-door is XPeng Motors’ third production BEV, following the G3 SUV launched in 2018 and P7 fastback-style sedan introduced in 2020.
Among the P5’s key innovations is an in-house-developed XPilot 3.5 autonomous driving system that is being pitched as the most advanced in its class. It uses 32 sensors, including two dual-prism lidar units, 12 ultrasonic sensors, 5 millimeter-wave radars, 13 cameras and a positioning unit to provide what XPeng Motors describes as a Navigation Guided Pilot function for hands-off driving in suitable conditions.