XPeng (09868.HK) chairman He Xiaopeng told the World Intelligent Connected Vehicles Conference that the industry should skip L3 because it shifts liability to the system without improving user experience or safety. He said L5 must be redefined—cars are passive automated platforms while robots perform active 24/7 tasks—and that prior L5 definitions focused on technology rather than safety and scene controllability. He added regulators must prioritise safety and governance for higher-level autonom

XPeng (09868.HK) chairman He Xiaopeng told the World Intelligent Connected Vehicles Conference that the industry should skip L3 because it shifts liability to the system without improving user experience or safety. He said L5 must be redefined—cars are passive automated platforms while robots perform active 24/7 tasks—and that prior L5 definitions focused on technology rather than safety and scene controllability. He added regulators must prioritise safety and governance for higher-level autonomy to progress, and that the commercially relevant opportunities are L2, L4 and a redefined L5, with L3 essentially an enhanced form of L2.