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▶ 1:56 · $XPEV · XPeng Co-President: Physical AI, Flying Cars and Humanoid Robots | Podcast | In Good Company
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XPeng Co-President: Physical AI, Flying Cars and Humanoid Robots | Podcast | In Good Company

2026-09-10 · 4 company · 7 thematic
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brian gu

Brian Gu has been with XPeng for nine years, previously a Wall Street banker and PhD biochemist who worked with Nobel laureate David Baker. He oversees XPeng's expansion from EVs into physical AI including flying cars (Aerage) and humanoid robots.

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“We believe the long-term differentiation is not with electrification only it's actually in the intelligence and that's why I think for us you know we have consistently focused on building a full stack approach on the intelligence areas tha…”
—brian gu
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