The announcement follows market talk that Shi Xiaoxin, a core executive involved in the IRON project, had left the company earlier this month. Xpeng confirmed on Wednesday that Shi had resigned as senior director of robotics product planning, without giving further details.

Shi Xiaoxin helped define Xpeng’s humanoid robot product system.

The announcement follows market talk that Shi Xiaoxin, a core executive involved in the IRON project, had left the company earlier this month. Xpeng confirmed on Wednesday that…