On February 12, Beijing hosted the "Hundred Car Campaign" event presented by Nano AI Search. At the event, He Xiaopeng, Chairman of Xpeng Motors, unveiled the company's plan to introduce a premium intelligent driving product priced at $20,000. He disclosed that Xpeng Motors will release the flagship model of the MONA series, the MONA M03 MAX, in May this year, which will "feature the industry's most cutting-edge autonomous driving technology." The name MONA stands for "Made by New AI." He Xiaopeng forecasts that within the next decade, the adoption rate of high-level intelligent driving will skyrocket from the current 2% to 50%, potentially reaching as high as 80% to 90%. When asked about the possibility of Xpeng Motors introducing the DeepSeek large model, He Xiaopeng expressed optimism, believing that the automotive industry may transition from the era of "smart cars" to the era of "AI cars."
