IT House reported on April 24 that Pony.ai announced that it has won the bid for the 2022 taxi capacity index in Nansha District, Guangzhou, which is the first domestic taxi operation license issued to an autonomous driving company.
▲ Picture from Pony.ai
The bid-winning notice clearly states 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 adopted., is a major breakthrough in the process of commercialization of the autonomous driving industry. At the same time, Pony.ai is also the first company approved to commercialize Robotaxi services in Beijing and 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 House learned that on November 25, 2021, Pony.ai was approved to pilot commercialized self-driving travel services to the public in Beijing. Next, Pony.ai plans to commercialize self-driving travel in other first-tier cities by next year. services, and expand the successful experience to more cities by 2025.
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