XPeng Motors has announced a full-scenario driver assistance tech system that will be unveiled in the first half of 2023, thus going a step further to fully autonomous driving.

According to some industry analysts, the Guangzhou-based electric vehicle start-up is set to be the world’s first to deliver point-to-point driver assistant services from vehicle switch-on to parking with an updated version of its XPilot technology (via South China Morning Post).

The current XPilot 3.0 version was unveiled earlier this year. It has navigation guided pilot (NGP) functions on highways and has recorded 11.98 million kilometers of driving. It is now being superseded by XPilot 3.5, set to go live in the first half of 2022. This will in turn be upgraded to XPilot 4.0 in 2023 to enable full-scenario driver assistance on XPeng vehicles.

XPilot 3.5 will provide driver assistant technology on the roads in urban areas. XPeng’s P5 sedan, the world’s first Lidar-guided smart car, will be able to self-park and read traffic lights.

He Xiaopeng, co-founder and chief executive of XPeng on Sunday said that the company will be accelerating the development process to mass-produce vehicles fitted with the latest digital technologies to stay ahead of competitors. These include companies like NIO, WM Motor, BYTON, Lucid, Qoros Auto, Lit Motors, and of course, Tesla.

“Our exploration of more efficient, safer, carbon-neutral mobility solutions goes far beyond just smart EVs,” Xiaopeng said at the company’s Tech Day virtual briefing. “It is the cornerstone of our long-term competitive advantages.”