Guangzhou, CHINA — Chinese electric car company Xpeng plans to launch robotaxis next year after previously claiming it wouldn't be a real business in the near future and took the wraps off of its latest humanoid robot model. Xpeng's technology push mirrors one of its key rivals Tesla , as the Guangzhou, China-headquartered company looks to position itself as more than just an electric car firm. The automaker announced on Wednesday as part of its "AI Day" that it is launching three robotaxi