Xiaopeng Motors' Chip Ambitions Expanding R & D in Shanghai
TapTechNews September 27th news, according to 21st Century Business Herald, recently, He Xiaopeng, the CEO of Xiaopeng Motors, held an all-staff meeting at the Shanghai R & D Center of Xiaopeng Motors. He said that in order to become a global AI automotive company, the Shanghai R & D Center should continue to exert the advantages of talent highland, globalization, and AI technology. Currently, the Xiaopeng chip team has more than 200 people and has settled in the Shanghai R & D Center, and its developed Turing chip is'soon to be on board'.
Insiders close to Xiaopeng revealed that the Xiaopeng chip team has'scooped up talents from many chip enterprises and is still recruiting continuously'. Michael is the head of the Xiaopeng chip team, and only the English name is shown inside Xiaopeng.
Departments involved in R & D of Xiaopeng include the Internet Center, Data Intelligence Center, Autopilot Center, etc., and the main R & D focus is in Guangzhou. And the R & D departments involved in Shanghai include some employees of the Internet Center, the Autopilot Center, and the chip team.
In the opinion of the above-mentioned person, this time Xiaopeng chose to increase the stakes in chips in Shanghai, taking a fancy to the agglomeration effect of Shanghai's new energy vehicle enterprises and Tier 1 suppliers (TapTechNews note: automotive first-level suppliers) and the clustering of scientific and technological talents.
At the 'Xiaopeng 10 Years of Passion Night and Xiaopeng MONA M03 Launch Conference' in August this year, He Xiaopeng announced the successful tape-out of the Xiaopeng Turing chip. This new product is claimed to be built for the L4 autopilot field and is suitable for scenarios such as automobiles/robots.
According to the introduction, this chip has 40 core processors, can run up to 30B parameter large models at the highest, and supports 2 independent ISPs, claiming that it is clear in 'dark nights, rainy days, and backlighting'.
