Xpeng Motors has launched the world’s first LiDAR-guided smart vehicle, defying Elon Musk’s derisions in commercialising the laser scanning technology in an electric car for the mass market.The premium edition of Xpeng’s P5 all-electric sedan, called the 600P, will come fitted with LiDAR technology provided by the Livox affiliate of the drone maker DJI, ready for delivery to customers from late September with a catalogue price of 223,900 yuan (US$34,809). A basic edition called the 460G is…
