BEIJING, April 25 (Reuters) - XPeng 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. (Reporting by Sarah Wu; Editing by Jacqueline Wong)