Regulator
Pony.ai said it got a permit to carry passengers in cars with no one aboard in Guangzhou's Nansha district.
A regulator's decision · Company-reported · Sets Pony.ai Robotaxi's stage
What the source says
“the first and only company to receive a permit for fully driverless autonomous vehicle passenger transport in Guangzhou”
What it means
Pony.ai Robotaxi, from Pony.ai, is at stage 5 of 5 on our ladder: regulator-cleared or mass market. This event is one of the milestones that placed it there. This line rests on the company's own announcement; no regulator, customer or independent report confirms it in our sources yet.
Human help: Our sources report it working without human help.
More on Pony.ai Robotaxi
- Pony.ai began passenger test rides in Zagreb, Croatia, with no safety operator aboard.
- Pony.ai reported robotaxi revenue of $12.1 million for April to June 2026, nearly eight times a year earlier.
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- Pony.ai said its seventh-generation cars began paid driverless service in Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Beijing.
- A Pony.ai robotaxi driving with no one at the wheel caught fire. The company said no passengers were aboard and no one was hurt.
- Pony.ai got Shenzhen's first permit for a paid driverless pilot service, in Nanshan district.