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Nicolai Tangen interviews Brian Gu about XPeng's innovations in electric vehicles, flying cars, and humanoid robots within the Chinese market.

When will humanoid robots outnumber humans? Nicolai Tangen sits down with Brian Gu, Vice Chairman and Co-President of XPeng, who describes XPeng as a "physical AI" business rather than just a carmaker. They discuss XPeng's ventures into flying cars and humanoid robots, both built on the same core technology as its vehicles, and a Chinese EV market where new-energy cars now outsell combustion ones. Brian also reflects on his path from a chemistry PhD alongside a future Nobel laureate to a career in tech. With Norway as its flagship European market, XPeng's ambitions keep growing. Tune in!  In Good Company is hosted by Nicolai Tangen, CEO of Norges Bank Investment Management. New episodes every Wednesday, and don't miss our weekly Friday Wrap-Up. The production team for this episode includes Isabelle Karlsson and PLAN-B's Guttorm Andreasen and Håkon Klemsdal. Background research was conducted by Simran Sahajpal.   Watch the episode on YouTube: Norges Bank Investment Management - YouTube Want to learn more about the fund? The fund | Norges Bank Investment Management (nbim.no) Follow Nicolai Tangen on LinkedIn: Nicolai Tangen | LinkedIn Follow NBIM on LinkedIn: Norges Bank…

People in this episode

Host: Nicolai Tangen

Guest: Brian Gu

Topics covered

• electric vehicles
• technology
• humanoid robots
• flying cars
• China's EV market

Keywords

• XPeng
• electric vehicles
• humanoid robots
• flying cars
• China
• Nicolai Tangen
• Brian Gu

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: XPeng, Norges Bank Investment Management

Products: flying cars, humanoid robots, new-energy cars, combustion cars

Places: Norway, China

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