China's Pony.ai bags first citywide driverless commercial robotaxi permit in Shenzhen

China's Pony.ai bags first citywide driverless commercial robotaxi permit in Shenzhen

FILE PHOTO: The interior of a Pony.ai Robotaxi is pictured at the booth of the Chinese autonomous driving startup, during a media day for the Auto Shanghai show in Shanghai, China April 24, 2025. REUTERS/Go Nakamura/File Photo

Chinese autonomous driving firm Pony.ai has been granted the first citywide permit for driverless commercial robotaxi operations in the city of Shenzhen in southern China, it said on Friday.

The permit was jointly granted to Pony.ai and the city’s largest taxi operator Xihu Group, the company said in a statement.

The driverless robotaxi operations would begin in Shenzhen‘s Nanshan, Qianhai and Baoan areas, before expanding citywide, the company said.

Reuters

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