{"id":36191,"date":"2025-05-06T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-06T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.prnasia.com\/story\/archive\/4680715_CN80715_0"},"modified":"2025-05-06T09:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-05-06T09:00:00","slug":"pony-ai-inc-and-uber-announce-strategic-partnership-to-advance-autonomous-mobility","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/transmediavictoria.net.au\/?p=36191","title":{"rendered":"PONY AI Inc. and Uber Announce Strategic Partnership to Advance Autonomous Mobility"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"legendSpanClass\"><span class=\"xn-location\">GUANGZHOU, China<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-location\">SAN FRANCISCO<\/span><\/span>, <span class=\"legendSpanClass\"><span class=\"xn-chron\">May 6, 2025<\/span><\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212; Pony AI Inc. (&#8220;Pony.ai&#8221;) (Nasdaq: PONY), a global leader in achieving large-scale commercialization of autonomous mobility, and Uber Technologies, Inc. (&#8220;Uber&#8221;) (NYSE: UBER), today announced a strategic partnership to deploy Pony.ai&#8217;s Robotaxis onto the Uber platform.<\/p>\n<p>The partnership is expected to first launch in a key market in the <span class=\"xn-location\">Middle East<\/span> later this year, with a goal of scaling deployments to additional international markets in the future. Once available, when a rider requests a qualifying ride on the Uber app, they may be presented with the option to have their trip fulfilled by a Pony.ai autonomous vehicle. During the initial pilot phase, these vehicles will have a safety operator onboard, until the companies&#8217; fully autonomous commercial launch.<\/p>\n<p>This is a key step in Pony.ai&#8217;s global expansion strategy, leveraging its established ecosystem to showcase robust technological readiness. Pony.ai&#8217;s seventh-generation autonomous driving system facilitates the mass production of Robotaxis on a more scalable and cost-effective basis. This technological advancement aligns with the strategic goals of the partnership, empowering Uber&#8217;s platform to more quickly and safely integrate autonomous vehicles as the collaboration expands to new markets.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;At Pony.ai, our vision is to develop autonomous driving technology that is not only safe and reliable but also scalable, transforming daily transportation,&#8221; said Dr. <span class=\"xn-person\">James Peng<\/span>, Co-founder and CEO of Pony.ai. &#8220;Partnering with Uber accelerates our shared mission to make autonomous mobility a real, everyday experience for more consumers around the world. By combining our proven autonomous systems, with Uber&#8217;s unparalleled ride-hailing platform, we&#8217;re poised to set a new standard for the commercialization of driverless services, starting in the <span class=\"xn-location\">Middle East<\/span> before expanding to new markets.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our partnership with Pony.ai is another meaningful step towards introducing the benefits of autonomous mobility to the world,&#8221; said <span class=\"xn-person\">Dara Khosrowshahi<\/span>, CEO of Uber. &#8220;As the leading on-demand platform of its kind, spanning mobility, delivery, and freight, Uber is uniquely positioned to help accelerate the commercialization of this exciting technology.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><b>About Pony AI Inc.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Pony AI Inc. is a global leader in achieving large-scale commercialization of autonomous mobility. Leveraging its vehicle-agnostic Virtual Driver technology, a full-stack autonomous driving technology that seamlessly integrates Pony.ai&#8217;s proprietary software, hardware, and services, Pony.ai is developing a commercially viable and sustainable business model that enables the mass production and deployment of vehicles across transportation use cases. Founded in 2016, Pony.ai has expanded its presence across <span class=\"xn-location\">China<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Europe<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">East Asia<\/span>, the <span class=\"xn-location\">Middle East<\/span> and other regions, ensuring widespread accessibility to its advanced technology.<\/p>\n<p><b>About Uber Technologies, Inc.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Uber&#8217;s mission is to create opportunity through movement. We started in 2010 to solve a simple problem: how do you get access to a ride at the touch of a button? More than 58 billion trips later, we&#8217;re building products to get people closer to where they want to be. By changing how people, food, and things move through cities, Uber is a platform that opens up the world to new possibilities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"prntal\"><b><span>For media inquiries, please contact:<br \/><\/span><\/b><b><span>Pony.ai<\/span><\/b><span>: <\/span><a href=\"mailto:media@pony.ai\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span>media@pony.ai<\/span><\/a><br \/><b><span>Uber<\/span><\/b><span>\uff1a<\/span><span><a href=\"mailto:press@uber.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span>press@uber.com<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"prntal\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GUANGZHOU, China and SAN FRANCISCO, May 6, 2025 \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212; Pony AI Inc. (&#8220;Pony.ai&#8221;) (Nasdaq: PONY), a global leader in achieving large-scale commercialization of autonomous mobility, and Uber Technologies, Inc. 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