Europe set to becomes the new battleground for Chinese autonomous vehicles

After being blocked en masse from the US market due to national-security concerns, Chinese self-driving technology companies are accelerating their expansion into Europe. Companies such as QCraft, Momenta, DeepRoute.ai, WeRide, Baidu, and Pony.ai are establishing European headquarters, signing data-sharing deals, and testing advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) across the continent. Modern Diplomacy reports that in China […]

Pony.ai to test driverless robotaxis in Beijing

Pony.ai, a leading global autonomous driving technology company, announced that it has been issued a fully driverless autonomous vehicle road test permit by the Beijing Intelligent Connected Vehicle Policy Pilot Zone. With this new permit, Pony.ai will deploy ten driverless robotaxis for testing in challenging urban traffic scenarios across a 20 square kilometer (7.7 square […]

California withdraws company’s driverless testing permit

A California regulator has suspended a driverless testing permit for startup technology firm Pony.ai following an accident — the first time it has issued such a suspension. CNBC reports that In October, a Pony.ai vehicle operating in autonomous mode hit a divider in the central reservation and a traffic sign in Fremont after turning right, according to […]