何小鹏：未来10年，AI 汽车将像前10年新能源汽车一样 100 倍增长

Core Viewpoint - The chairman and CEO of XPeng Motors, He Xiaopeng, emphasizes that high-performance chips are crucial for the future functionality and safety of vehicles in the AI era, a sentiment shared with Tesla [1] Group 1: Industry Insights - The automotive industry in China is expected to evolve into a robotics-centric sector over the next 10-20 years, with chips being the foundational element of this transformation [1] - He Xiaopeng believes that cars are products designed for a ten-year lifespan, making it essential to establish robust hardware foundations, such as computing chips, from the outset [1] Group 2: Market Trends - The past few decades have seen a slowdown in changes to fuel vehicles in terms of power and body design, while advancements in software and AI are accelerating [1] - The next decade is projected to witness a 100-fold growth in AI vehicles, similar to the growth experienced by new energy vehicles in the past decade, indicating that the industry is still in its early stages [1]