Chinese autonomous driving firm Pony AI Inc. announced plans on Friday to deploy more than 2,000 robotaxis across Europe in an expanded partnership with Uber Technologies Inc. This initiative aims to accelerate the race to commercialize autonomous-mobility throughout the region.
The expanded collaboration will blend a mobility platform, fleet management capacity, and autonomous driving technology.
The rollout is expanding beyond the initial market of Zagreb, Croatia, to four additional European cities. This expansion comes as robotaxi fleet sizes become increasingly critical for commercialization.