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It is reported that Xiaopeng co-founder He Tao has entered the smart motorcycle market, focusing on overseas markets

2024-08-21

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IT Home reported on August 21 that according to Leifeng.com's New Intelligent Driving report, Sanshou Technology, a startup project secretly launched by Xiaopeng Motors co-founder He Tao, has recently received the first batch of financing.Sequoia Capital participated in the investment, with a valuation of tens of millions of dollars

According to multiple sources, the field that Sanshou Technology has entered is somewhat different from the robot track previously reported by the media.Smart motorcycles are the main products, focusing on overseas markets

It is reported that He Tao brought out four core backbones from Xiaopeng to start a business together, including former Xiaopeng vice president Jiao Qingchun, former Xiaopeng senior exterior design director Zhang Lihua and others.

IT Home learned that Guangzhou Sanshou Technology was established on June 20, 2024. He Tao and Jiao Qingchun are shareholders of the company, and Zhang Lihua serves as a supervisor.


He Tao is one of the founders of Xiaopeng. Together with another co-founder Xia Heng, he founded Xiaopeng in 2014. In 2017, He Xiaopeng officially joined and served as the chairman of Xiaopeng, while Xia Heng and He Tao served as the president and vice president respectively. In March this year, He Tao and Xia Heng withdrew from the core management of Xiaopeng and became Xiaopeng's lifelong honorary consultants.

During the Xiaopeng period, He Tao was responsible for supply chain and sales-related work. Before founding Xiaopeng, He Tao worked at GAC Research Institute and established the first generation of autonomous driving team at GAC Research Institute. Jiao Qingchun and Zhang Lihua also worked at GAC before joining Xiaopeng.