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Self-driving technology company Pony.ai today announced it will integrate its virtual driver technology into GAC Motors vehicles for the Ontime ride-hailing platform. The service will launch with an initial fleet of approximately 100 autonomous driving Ontime vehicles. In addition, riders will be able to request Pony.ai autonomous vehicles through the Ontime App as well as through Pony.ai’s own PonyPilot+ App.…
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…particularly in Asia. Last week, Pony.ai Inc. held a joint venture signing ceremony today with Toyota Motor (China) Investment Co. and GAC Toyota Motor Co. The three parties said they will work together toward mass production and large-scale deployment of fully self-driving robotaxis. Founded in 2016, Pony.ai said its goal is “to bring safe, sustainable, and accessible mobility to the…
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Pony.ai Inc., which has been developing autonomous driving technology, today announced that it has completed the first close of its Series D financing round but did not specify how much money it received. The Fremont, Calif.-based company said the latest funding round brings its total valuation to $8.5 billion. It was previously valued at $5.3 billion in November 2020. The…
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…of robotic taxicab service. Today, Pony.ai Inc. introduced a new sensing platform designed in collaboration with Luminar Technologies Inc. Pony.ai also said it has driven more than 5 million kilometers (3.1 million mi.) across an operational coverage area of over 850 km² (528 sq. mi.) and has provided more than 220,000 robotaxi rides. “Partnering with Luminar is a critical enabling…
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Pony.ai Inc. this week said it has begun testing fully driverless vehicles on public roads in Fremont and Milpitas, Calif., in addition to testing in Guangzhou, China. The company claimed that it is the first to conduct fully autonomous vehicle testing “across two of the world's most dynamic mobility markets.” “Going completely driverless is key to achieving full autonomy and…
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…will surpass that of rival Pony.ai, which raised $100 million in February, which wasn't even among the biggest autonomous vehicle or robotics transactions of the first quarter. Pony.ai has been testing its autonomous vehicles in the Beijing Intelligent Connected Vehicle Policy Pilot Zone, received permission last week to test in three California cities, and recently partnered with lidar provider Luminar…
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…billion in China alone by 2030. In April, Baidu Inc. and Pony.ai also said they had received permission to operate autonomous robotaxis in Beijing, but safety drivers are still required. In July, Baidu announced the Apollo RT6, an electric, production-ready model with a detachable steering wheel. Last week, the company said it had obtained the first permits for fully driverless…
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…their communities, said the companies. Other robotaxi developers include AutoX, DeepRoute, Pony.ai, and WeRide. Motional and Lyft said that multimodal ride-hail networks could provide improved and safer transportation options for millions of Americans.
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…Kingsoft Office, Agora, Xiaopeng Motors, Kuaishou, We Doctor Group, SenseTime, and Pony.ai.
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…Alibaba, Chewy, Devoted Health, Made.com, Pony.ai, Toast, and WuXi PharmaTech. 7bridges added that it is partnering with Maersk Growth to combine its specialized AI and Maersk's global logistics network and data for predictive analysis and more informed decision making. “The last two years have drawn supply chains directly into the commercial spotlight,” said Oliver Finch, investment partner at Maersk Growth.…
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…Cruise, Aurora, Argo AI and Pony.ai are among the companies that have suspended driverless vehicle programs in the hopes of limiting contact between drivers and riders” (“Coronavirus fears halt autonomous vehicle testing”). In theory, the significantly lighter traffic during the shutdown seems to offer an opportunity to ramp up road testing, but in practice, the 6-feet-apart social-distancing requirements make it…
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