BEIJING, April 25 (Reuters) - XPeng ( XPEV ) said on

Thursday that the Chinese electric vehicle maker's software and

artificial intelligence training upgrades will enter a "super

fast cycle" from May, and that it hoped use of its platform

would expand beyond China to Europe and other Asian countries.

He Xiaopeng, founder and CEO of the Volkswagen-backed

automaker, made the comments at a press conference on the

opening day of the Beijing auto show.