The man who once couldn’t stop laughing at BYD probably isn’t laughing now. Back in 2011, Elon Musk dismissed the Chinese company outright when asked about it. These days BYD outsells Tesla over the course of a year and ranks among the largest carmakers on the planet, and like the brand it has overtaken, it now wants a piece of the world beyond cars.

Earlier this week, BYD executive vice president Li Ke revealed that the company is developing its own humanoid robots, noting that they will share common technologies with the brand’s cars. In addition, they could also be sold through BYD’s existing dealership network, not only in China, but also in other markets.

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BYD hasn’t stated when its own humanoid robots could be ready to hit the market, nor has it said how it will develop and manufacture them. It’s possible they could be brought to life through an open platform where BYD works alongside established robotics companies, according to CarNewsChina. This would likely slash development times by relying on firms with extensive experience in this space.

China’s Robotic Future

While it’s Tesla that generates plenty of headlines for its humanoid robot, dozens of Chinese technology companies have already developed robots seemingly far more advanced than what Musk’s company has done. Earlier this year, more than 100 humanoid robots from different companies participated in a half-marathon in China. The winning robot, created by smartphone manufacturer Honor, needed just 50 minutes and 26 seconds to complete the half-marathon, almost seven full minutes quicker than the fastest half-marathon ever run by a human.

BYD isn’t the first Chinese brand to venture into the world of humanoid robots, either. Last year, Chery unveiled its own feminine humanoid robot, the Mornine M1, built by the company’s AiMoga subsidiary. Complete with long blonde hair, fake breasts, and a BBL, it’s a bizarre-looking creation that went on sale last month. It’s not cheap, however, starting at 285,800 yuan, or more than $41,000.

Less than a year after introducing the FX Super One minivan, Faraday Future is hitting pause. The floundering automaker blamed the move on the vehicle’s 400V architecture, which they deemed uncompetitive.

As for what the future holds, the company isn’t exactly sure. However, they want to pivot to either an 800V architecture or a range-extended powertrain. They said the change would provide “users with stronger product competitiveness and greater value.”

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The firm added an 800V architecture would deliver “longer range, faster charging speeds, and superior powertrain efficiency.” Likewise, they praised range-extended vehicles for being “well-suited to extreme-cold winter regions such as the U.S. East Coast.”

A number of EVs have made the transition from 400V to 800V architectures recently including the Mercedes EQS, Polestar 3, and Volvo EX90. However, these are established automakers, while Faraday Future is a penny stock that claims to be an “embodied AI ecosystem company.”

While the FX Super One project is now paused, the company hopes to begin mass production of the updated model in the future. However, this appears to be “subject to securing financing from strategic or medium-to-long-term investors.”

Despite needing funding and not knowing which way they’re going to go, Faraday laid out two delivery timelines. The updated 800V FX Super One would reportedly be faster to arrive as the company expects its “first phase of delivery within 6 to 9 months, second phase of delivery within 12 to 15 months, and third phase of delivery within 21 to 24 months.”

The company didn’t elaborate on these different phases, but said going the range-extended route would take longer as the first phase of delivery would be within 9 to 12 months, while the second would be within 21 to 24 months. The third phase would then come within 24 to 28 months, according to their projections – which have been far off in the past.

Despite sounding like a major failure, Faraday Future tried to spin it as a positive as they said the move enables them to concentrate on their new robotics business during its “critical ramp-up period.” The company added they shipped a total of 68 robots through the end of April.