China’s Pony.ai, Uber to jointly deploy over 2,000 robotaxis in Europe

BEIJING, (Reuters) – Chinese autonomous driving firm Pony.ai ​announced on Friday ‌plans to deploy more than 2,000 robotaxis in ​Europe under an ​expanded partnership with Uber.

The ⁠collaboration, dating back ​to May 2025, is ​set to expand from the existing commercial robotaxi service ​in Croatia’s capital ​Zagreb to four unnamed cities ‌in ⁠Europe, according to a company statement.

No timeline was given for ​when ​the ⁠rollout would be completed.

The tie-up’s expansion ​plan also includes ​the ⁠Middle East, the statement said, without providing ⁠further ​details.

Reporting by ​Qiaoyi Li and Joe Cash; ​Editing by Jacqueline Wong