Pony.ai is an autonomous mobility company focused on developing and deploying autonomous driving technology. It operates Robotaxi, Robotruck, and Personally Owned Vehicle (POV) business units, offering full-stack autonomous driving solutions, including both hardware and software components. Pony.ai has strategic partnerships with companies like Tencent Cloud and Toyota and has licenses to operate fully driverless vehicles in several Tier-1 cities in China. The company aims to deliver safe and reliable autonomous driving solutions globally. Associated keywords: Robotaxis, Robotrucks, autonomous vehicles, self-driving technology, virtual driver, mobility solutions.
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The Toyota-branded battery electric vehicles provided by GTMC will be equipped with Pony.ai’s advanced autonomous driving technology and will run on Pony.ai’s robotaxi network platform PonyPilot+.
In September 2019, Pony.ai and Toyota began autonomous driving testing on public roads in China using Toyota’s Lexus RX 450h model and Pony.ai’s autonomous driving systems.
Pony.ai and Toyota agreed in August 2019 to jointly advance the development of autonomous vehicles in China.
The Irvine BotRide service used a fleet of electric autonomous Hyundai Kona crossovers equipped with Pony.ai’s self-driving system and Via’s ride-hailing platform.
In October, Via, Hyundai, and Pony.ai partnered to provide a BotRide service in Irvine, California.