Pony.ai 小马智行
Pony.ai is a Chinese autonomous driving company sending its co-founder and CFO to Web Summit 2026.
At a glance
Europe status
Pony.ai: 4 — Customers / operations
Rated only on confirmed evidence listed below; status 2026-10-26.
Evidence for the Europe status
Only confirmed, sourced steps count. Announcements without follow-through are listed as declared interest at most.
On August 14, Pony.ai and Uber announced an expanded partnership to deploy more than 2,000 robotaxis across Europe, growing from their commercial service in Zagreb to four additional European cities.
The Robotaxi Math Is Solved — and It’s Arriving in EuropePony.ai established its first European hub in Luxembourg, where it received an autonomous-vehicle testing permit in April 2025, and launched commercial service in Zagreb this spring with Croatian mobility operator Verne.
The Robotaxi Math Is Solved — and It’s Arriving in Europe- Active European road operations (trucks)
Pony.ai has been conducting autonomous truck pilots in Luxembourg since 2022, in partnership with logistics operators, making it one of the only Chinese AV companies with active European road operations.
Pony.ai: The Chinese Autonomous Driving Company That’s Already on European Roads - Robotaxi deployment in Europe (future, company claim)
Update, August 2026: Pony.ai and Uber have announced the deployment of more than 2,000 robotaxis across Europe.
Pony.ai: The Chinese Autonomous Driving Company That’s Already on European Roads
What we know
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Pony.ai sends its co-founder and CFO.
Thirty-Eight Seats in LisbonAutonomy and mobility. Pony.ai sends its co-founder and CFO.
Thirty-Eight Seats in LisbonPony.ai operates fully driverless, paid robotaxi services in four Chinese cities — and the unit economics have flipped.
The Robotaxi Math Is Solved — and It’s Arriving in EuropeThe company reached per-vehicle profitability in Guangzhou in November 2025 and in Shenzhen in February 2026.
The Robotaxi Math Is Solved — and It’s Arriving in Europe- company claim
The fleet is set to exceed 3,000 vehicles by the end of 2026, across more than 20 cities worldwide.
The Robotaxi Math Is Solved — and It’s Arriving in Europe - company claim
Pony.ai plans to push the manufacturing cost of its seventh-generation robotaxi platform below 230,000 yuan — roughly $33,000 — by 2027, about the price of a mid-range electric car.
The Robotaxi Math Is Solved — and It’s Arriving in Europe - Founded in 2016, headquartered in Guangzhou, with major operations in Beijing, Shanghai, and Silicon Valley.
Pony.ai (小马智行) is a Chinese autonomous driving company founded in 2016, headquartered in Guangzhou with major operations in Beijing, Shanghai, and Silicon Valley.
Pony.ai: The Chinese Autonomous Driving Company That’s Already on European Roads - First Chinese AV company to complete an IPO on a US stock exchange (Nasdaq: PONY) in November 2024.
in November 2024 it became the first Chinese AV company to complete an IPO on a US stock exchange (Nasdaq: PONY).
Pony.ai: The Chinese Autonomous Driving Company That’s Already on European Roads
Key number
400%
robotaxi revenue growth YoY Q1 2026
Source: our reporting — “Robotaxi revenue grew roughly 400 per cent year-over-year in Q1 2026.”
Products and models
Products: robotaxi platform, PonyPilot+ (robotaxi), PonyTron (autonomous trucking)
Models: seventh-generation robotaxi platform
European partners: Uber, Verne
Europe entry steps
All steps →| Date | Chinese company | Step | As announced | With | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10 | Pony.ai | Partnership | Pony.ai, Uber, Verne announced robotaxi testing in Manchester | Uber | source |
| 2026-07 | Pony.ai | Partnership | Toyota integrated Pony.ai tech and co-developed robotaxi platform. | Toyota | source |
| 2026-07 | Pony.ai | Investment | Toyota invested over $400 million in Pony.ai. | Toyota | source |
| 2025-04 | Pony.ai | Partnership | Pony.ai launched commercial service with Verne in Zagreb | Verne | source |
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