XPeng (XPEV) stepped straight into Tesla’s (TSLA) lane — and maybe its spotlight — with the launch of IRON, a humanoid robot that’s a lot less of a concept and more of a product in waiting. The ...

XPeng’s soft-skinned, eerily lifelike robot walked across the stage so naturally that many on Chinese social media mistook it for a human in costume, reported The Information. Xpeng plans to begin ...