The Xpeng G7 electric crossover has completed the autonomous emergency braking (AEB) test at a speed of 130 km/h. It is 10 km/h faster than China’s maximum speed limit on highways. Previously, Xpeng boasted in-house developed Turing AI chips with a peak power of nine Nvidia Drive Orin-X SoCs.
The Xpeng G7 became available for pre-order on June 11. In 46 minutes after the ceremony had finished, this model got 10,000 reservations. The officially announced price tag of the Xpeng G7 is 235,800 yuan (32,500 USD). The main feature of this vehicle is three Turing AI chips with a peak computing power of 2,200 TOPS (trillion operations per second). On June 19, the G7 completed the AEB test, proving the efficiency of this hardware.
Xpeng G7 AEB test
In videos shared online, we can see the Xpeng G7 undergoing the autonomous emergency braking test. It is a function that automatically applies brakes to prevent a collision in case the driver hasn’t reacted in time. In a short clip, the Xpeng G7 detects the static target vehicle and starts automatic braking at a speed of 130 km/h. As a result, the Xpeng G7 successfully stopped without colliding with the target car.
It is worth mentioning that a moving target vehicle would have become a more challenging scenario for the Xpeng G7. It is more difficult for the car’s perception system to detect a moving object and make a proper response. However, the G7’s performance exceeds the implicit “golden standard” for the AEB performance in China, which is 120 km/h. It is the maximum allowed speed on local highways.
The Xpeng G7 stopped at 130 km/h in a static pedestrian test. Moreover, the car completed the AEB test at 120 km/h at night, successfully detecting target vehicles and pedestrians. The car stopped at 80 km/h in a tunnel.
The Xpeng G7 adopts eleven cameras and three mm-wave radars. This system is powered by three AI Turing chips with a combined computing power of 2,200 TOPS. It means that the one G7 processor has a computing power of 733 TOPS. It is more than Nvidia’s AGX Thor and Tesla’s AI4 chips.
More about Xpeng G7
The Xpeng G7 is a middle-to-large SUV with dimensions of 4892/1925/1655 mm and a wheelbase of 2,890 mm. It rides on R18 and R20 wheel options. The car’s interior adopts a 15.6-inch floating touchscreen. Huawei’s 87-inch augmented reality head-up display replaced a conventional instrument panel.
The Xpeng G7 is RWD-only with a single electric motor for 218 kW (292 hp). It is powered by two CALB-made LFP battery options: 68.5 kWh and 80.8 kWh. The CLTC range lies between 602 km and 702 km on 18-inch wheels and 577 km or 677 km on 20-inch wheels.
