Alibaba Group's digital mapping and navigation unit, Amap, has announced a global ecosystem partnership with Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer XPeng to launch an autonomous robotaxi service. The collaboration will integrate XPeng's L4-level robotaxi fleet into Amap's widely-used ride-hailing application. This move aims to create the world's largest robotaxi aggregation platform, capitalizing on Amap's 800 million monthly users. The self-driving ride service is slated to be available to the public through the Amap app by 2026, signaling a major push by Alibaba into the future of autonomous transportation. No immediate market reaction analysis was available.