Pony.ai’s 7th generation fleet starts operation in Guangzhou and Shenzhen, featuring 9 lidar units with forward detection range of up to 650m. Pony is also partnering with Bolt in Europe for Robotaxis.
Tesla conformed plans to deploy over 1500 robotaxis by the end of 2025, however Elon Musk later said that tesla will roughly double it supervised fleet in Austin in December taking it from around 30 vehicles to 60 versus earlier targets of 500 cars by year-end.
Beep is expanding its AV services to other cities in the US, including Atlanta and Altamonte Springs.
Deeproute.ai will launch Robotaxi operations later this year.
Xpeng stated that is plans to launch robotaxi fleets by 2026 without HD Maps or LiDAR.
DiDi Autonomous Drive unit joined Abu Dhabi’s SAVI cluster and plans to deliver its next generation autonomous vehicle, developed with GAC AION by the end of this year.
Waymo said it plans to start operating its vehicles without a driver in Dallas, San Antonio, Miami and Orlando in the coming weeks. Waymo’s fleet has grown to 2500 vehicles. Waymo also became the first robotaxi service to offer rides on freeways.
Tesla received a permit to operate in Arizona.
Hello Robotaxi’s l4 system to be integrated into ComfortDelGro’s mobility network
WeRide and Grab begin first autonomous mobility trials in Singapore. WeRIde also launched robotaxis in Abh Dhabi with Uber.
Tier IV autonomous shuttle connects Tokyo Government buildings.
Goldman and HSBC forecast that autonomous vehicles could threaten 7.5M ride-share driving jobs in China as well as millions more in the logistics sector. The robotaxi fleet size is projected to reach 1.9Mu by 2035.
