Pony.ai, a world chief within the large-scale commercialization of autonomous driving know-how, introduced expanded entry to its robotaxi ride-hailing service by means of integration into Tencent Mobility Service. The launch marks one other milestone in Pony.ai’s commercialization of autonomous mobility and represents the newest development in its strategic partnership with Tencent Cloud, first introduced in April 2025.
Customers in designated areas of Guangzhou can now e book absolutely driverless rides through Tencent’s WeChat “Mobility Companies” portal. After coming into their pickup and drop-off places, customers can go for an autonomous experience if the route falls inside Pony.ai’s service protection. Tencent’s WeChat is one in all China’s most generally used client apps, with a person base exceeding one billion. The combination additional expands Pony.ai’s presence within the WeChat ecosystem, the place customers beforehand accessed its service by means of the corporate’s Mini Program. The service can also be anticipated to be built-in into Tencent Maps within the close to future.
The rollout builds on the broader collaboration between Pony.ai and Tencent Cloud, which spans cloud computing, mapping, sensible cabin, digital simulation, and AI. Leveraging Tencent’s platform attain and technical infrastructure, Pony.ai goals to additional improve service accessibility whereas supporting the steady and scalable operation of its autonomous fleet.
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Since 2025, Pony.ai has accelerated the commercialization of its robotaxi enterprise. The corporate was the primary in China to launch absolutely driverless ride-hailing operations throughout all 4 tier-one cities, particularly Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Shenzhen. Its whole Robotaxi fleet has surpassed 1,159 autos and is predicted to additional broaden to greater than 3,000 items by the top of 2026.
Pony.ai continues to strengthen business partnerships to assist long-term scaling and ecosystem growth. In China, the corporate has established deep collaborations with a spread of mobility and transportation platforms, together with Alipay, Amap, Xihu Group, Daylight Mobility, Chenqi Know-how, and Jinjiang Taxi.
Internationally, Pony.ai works intently with world companions similar to Stellantis, Uber, Bolt, ComfortDelGro, Luxembourg-based Emile Weber and Mowasalat in Qatar. These collaborations assist testing, pilot applications, and fleet deployments as a part of the corporate’s world enlargement technique.
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