On April 24th, Pony.ai announced that it has won the bid for the 2022 taxi capacity index in Nansha District, Guangzhou. It is worth noting that,This is the first taxi operation license issued to an autonomous driving company in China.
The bid-winning notice clarifies that self-driving vehicles that meet the safety technical requirements for the demonstration operation of intelligent connected vehicles in Guangzhou are allowed to provide taxi business services.
This means that self-driving vehicles are officially included in the transportation operation and management of general vehicles, and the standardized management of national unified taxis is a major breakthrough in the process of promoting technology commercialization in the self-driving industry. At the same time, Pony.ai is also the first company approved to commercialize Robotaxi services in Beijing and Guangzhou.
Pony.ai approved100 self-driving vehicles to provide taxi services in Nansha, Guangzhou. It is expected that from May, Pony.ai will start charging operations in an area of 800 square kilometers in Nansha, and will gradually expand its services to other areas in Guangzhou, benefiting more Guangzhou citizens.
Passengers can use the service and complete the payment through the PonyPilot+ App. The service period is from 8:30 to 22:30, and the charging standard is in accordance with the unified pricing standard for taxis in Guangzhou.
This license proposes a new technical standard for autonomous driving demonstration vehicles. After the national inspection and testing agency conducts vehicle and component testing, Pony.ai’s autonomous vehicle has become the first to pass the Guangzhou Intelligent Connected Vehicle Safety Technology Standard Test. ‘s model.
It is understood that on November 25, 2021, Pony.ai was approved to pilot a commercialized self-driving travel service to the public in Beijing. It has accumulated rich experience in product operation and user services, and can be quickly replicated in Guangzhou and other subsequent cities.
Next step,Pony.ai plans to commercialize self-driving travel services in other first-tier cities by next yearand expand the successful experience to more cities by 2025.
So friends from Guangzhou, are you interested in experiencing the self-driving taxi?
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