Pony.ai’s robot taxis are now operating in taxi mode in Guangzhou, China.
In Chinese Guangzhou you can in future a robot taxi from Pony.ai Reserve. The company submitted the necessary documentation and passed the tests to implement the pilot project.
At the same time, PonyPilot+ also starts as a commercial service. The robot car project has been running in Nansha District in Guangzhou for three years. Thus, Pony.ai is allowed to charge the same fare as a typical Guangzhou taxi for its service. The service covers the entire district with 500 stations and is bookable from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m.
According to the company, 700,000 transports have been carried out since April. Of these, 99 percent of those transported gave positive feedback on the trip.
The company is also making progress in logistics. So it was stated, the autonomous truck part PonyTron, have traveled 200,000 kilometers so far and transported more than 35 tons of cargo.