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Pony.ai become the first to obtain a license to operate self-driving taxis in China
Published on: 2022-04-27
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Pony.ai, a company specializing in artificial intelligence and autonomous vehicles, has now obtained a taxi license to operate its robotaxis in China. This comes as a first for an autonomous driving company in the country, granted after many months of rigorous testing.
 

This is a significant breakthrough in the autonomous vehicle industry. The Chinese government has now issued a taxi license to Pony.ai for its autonomous vehicles. For the first time in China, the platform will be able to provide this new travel service. As many as 100 autonomous vehicles will operate in the Nansha district of the Chinese city of Guangdong, covering an area of 800 square kilometers. In the future, the government's intention is to gradually expand the reach of this new service to other parts of Guangdong. At the end of 2021, the company had already obtained the right to market its robot cab services in a technology development zone in Beijing.
 

This new service will be accessible via the company's PonyPilot+ app. The robotaxi will be available from 8:30 am to 10:30 pm. The prices of trips will be aligned with those charged in the region by traditional cabs. For now, a safety driver will be present in the cockpit of the autonomous car as a precautionary measure. In the short to medium term, the company plans to remove the driver altogether.
 

In the future, the Chinese company's goal is to achieve the mass commercialization of its autonomous cabs between 2024 and 2025.
 

小马智行成国内首个获出租车经营许可的自动驾驶公司

近日,自动驾驶企业小马智行宣布中标广州市南沙区2022年出租车运力指标,这是国内首个颁发给自动驾驶企业的出租车经营许可。中标通知允许符合广州市智能网联汽车示范运营安全技术要求的自动驾驶车辆提供出租车经营服务,这意味着自动驾驶车辆正式纳入一般车辆的运输经营与管理范畴内,采用国家统一出租车规范化管理。此前,小马智行获准在北京向公众试点商业化的自动驾驶出行服务,计划在明年前在其他一线城市落地自动驾驶出行商业化服务。
 

据悉,小马智行获准在广州南沙投入100辆自动驾驶车辆提供出租车服务。预计从5月起,小马智行将在南沙全域800平方公里的范围内开启收费运营,并随着业务逐步扩大服务至广州市其他地区。乘客可以通过PonyPilot+ App使用服务并完成支付,服务时段为8:30至22:30,收费标准则按照广州市出租车统一定价标准。

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