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Pony.ai Robotaxi

Pony.ai's robotaxi service, carrying fare-paying riders with no driver in China's four largest cities and opening to the public in Singapore, Croatia, Qatar and South Korea.

by Pony.ai · last checked Oct 15, 2026

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What has been shown

Fully driverless commercial service in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen. Overseas public services started in 2026; their supervision arrangements are not stated in these sources.

Evidence support Company-reported

Public availability Pony.ai said in November 2025 that it runs fully driverless commercial Robotaxi services in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen, and reported in August 2026 that its fare-charging revenues rose more than 800% year over year in the second quarter. Pony.ai, Pony.ai (SEC filing)

As of Oct 15, 2026 · Pony.ai (company source), Pony.ai (SEC filing) (company source)

Can you get it?

Paid service available

Fare-charging rides in China's four tier-1 cities. Public services in Croatia, Qatar, Singapore (through ComfortDelGro's Zig app) and South Korea.

CN, SG, HR, QA, KR · As of Oct 15, 2026 · Pony.ai (company source), PONY AI Inc. Reports First Quarter 2026 Financial Results (company source), Pony.ai (SEC filing) (company source)

Is it still alive?

Active
    As of Oct 15, 2026 · Pony.ai (SEC filing) (company source)

    Fare-paying driverless rides in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen, and public service in Singapore, Croatia, Qatar and South Korea.

    What the evidence says

    1. Company claim

      Pony.ai reported a Robotaxi fleet of 1,975 vehicles at June 30, 2026, and a target of more than 3,500 by the end of 2026.

      Observed Oct 15, 2026 · Pony.ai (SEC filing) (company source)
    2. Company claim

      Pony.ai reported Robotaxi services revenue of US$12.1 million in the second quarter of 2026, up 691.2% year over year.

      Observed Oct 15, 2026 · Pony.ai (SEC filing) (company source)
    3. Company claim

      Pony.ai said it had started services to the public in Croatia, Qatar, Singapore and South Korea by May 2026, calling Croatia the first commercial Robotaxi service in Europe; in Singapore the service is open to the general public through ComfortDelGro's Zig app.

      Observed Oct 15, 2026 · Pony.ai (company source), Pony.ai (SEC filing) (company source)
    4. Company claim

      Pony.ai says it has an agreement with Uber for the contracted deployment of more than 2,000 Robotaxis in Europe.

      Observed Oct 15, 2026 · Pony.ai (SEC filing) (company source)

    Price

    • Per rideVaries by useFare-charging rides; Pony.ai does not publish fares in these releases. Checked Oct 15, 2026. Pony.ai (SEC filing) (company source)

    What we don't know yet

    • Everything above is company-reported: no customer, regulator or independent confirmation is in the Index yet.
    • No public price.
    • Whether people assist it remotely is not disclosed.

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