Tag: pony.ai
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Pony.ai and SAIC AI Lab to develop fully driverless EV robotaxi
Pony.ai, a leading global autonomous driving technology company, is collaborating with SAIC AI Lab, a division of SAIC Motor (Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation), China’s largest auto manufacturer, to jointly explore and advance driverless technology. Together with SAIC AI Lab, Pony.ai launched a concept vehicle based on the SAIC Marvel R model and will build out…
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Pony.ai and SANY to mass produce autonomous trucks
Pony.ai, an autonomous driving technology company, has formed a strategic joint venture with SANY Heavy Truck, a subsidiary of SANY Heavy Industry, a Chinese heavy equipment manufacturer and the third largest heavy equipment manufacturer globally. Pony.ai and SANY say they will collaborate to create a “world-leading autonomous truck brand”. The two companies say they will…
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Pony.ai to mass produce autonomous driving controller built on Nvidia Drive Orin
Pony.ai, a leading global autonomous driving technology company, announced today that its Autonomous Driving Controller (ADC), powered by the Nvidia Drive Hyperion compute architecture (Drive Orin), has been sampled to customers with plans to mass produce the ADC starting in Q4 2022. Since January 2022, Pony.ai has been conducting road tests optimizing the software to…
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Pony.ai wins approval for public driverless robotaxi service in Beijing
Pony.ai, the leading global autonomous driving technology company, today announced that the general public in Beijing, China, will be able to experience driverless robotaxis for the first time. Pony.ai was one of two robotaxi operators awarded a permit by Beijing city authorities to offer driverless service in southeastern Beijing. Pony.ai has had a permit to…
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Pony.ai becomes ‘first’ autonomous driving company to receive taxi license in China
Pony.ai, an autonomous driving technology company, claims it has become the “first and only autonomous driving company to obtain a taxi license in China”. Pony.ai was awarded a permit to operate 100 autonomous vehicles as traditional taxis in Nansha, Guangzhou. In May, Pony.ai will start charging fares in the entire 800 square kilometers of Nansha…
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Autonomous driving systems developer Pony.ai valued at $8.5 billion after latest funding round
Pony.ai, a developer of autonomous driving technology, has completed its first close of its Series D financing. The Series D round, which has a significant valuation uplift from the 2020 C and C+ rounds, is a recognition by investors of Pony.ai’s achieved technical milestones and significant progress toward a commercialized robotaxi and robotruck product. The…
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Pony.ai unveils new autonomous computing unit built on Nvidia Drive Orin
Pony.ai, an autonomous driving technology company, has developed a “complete autonomous computing unit” built on the Nvidia Drive Orin system-on-chip (SoC). The company says this marks a “significant milestone” in its move from industrial-grade to automotive-grade hardware. This autonomous computing unit powered by Nvidia Drive Orin will rapidly accelerate the roll-out of Pony.ai’s Level 4…
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Pony.ai raises $400 million from Toyota for autonomous driving development
Pony.ai, an autonomous driving company, has raised $400 million from Toyota to deepen and expand the two companies’ collaboration in mobility services. The investment comes as an extension of a business partnership that was formed between Pony.ai and Toyota in 2019. Building upon the foundation established last year, both companies will further advance their joint…
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City of Fremont and Pony.ai launch autonomous vehicle commuter pilot program
The City of Fremont and autonomous technology company Pony.ai have launched a pilot program offering rides for a group of City employees via Pony.ai’s shared, on-demand, autonomous last-mile service. The participating employees will ride in Pony.ai autonomous vehicles from Fremont’s Amtrak/ACE Station to City Hall and City of Fremont Development Services Center. Fremont Mayor Lily…
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Hyundai unveils autonomous electric car for free ride-sharing in California
Hyundai, in collaboration with Pony.ai and Via, has unveiled BotRide, a shared, on-demand, autonomous vehicle service operating on public roads. Starting on November 4, a fleet of self-driving Hyundai Kona Electric SUVs will provide a free ride-sharing service to the local community of Irvine, California. Christopher Chang, head of business development, strategy and technology division,…