Uber partners with China's Pony.ai for 2,000 robotaxis in Europe
Uber and Pony.ai will add 2,000 self-driving taxis and expand service to four more European cities and the Middle East, the companies said.
- On Thursday, Uber Technologies and Pony.ai announced an expanded partnership to deploy more than 2,000 robotaxis across Europe and the Middle East, scaling their autonomous vehicle operations globally.
- Building on their existing commercial service in Zagreb, Croatia, launched in 2026 with local operator Verne, the companies leverage this hybrid model to expand into additional European cities rapidly.
- Sarfraz Maredia, Global Head of Autonomous Mobility & Delivery at Uber, stated the model integrates Pony.ai's L4 autonomous technology with Uber's platform, noting "next chapter for autonomous mobility is about moving from individual launches to repeatable commercial scale."
- Uber, which partners with Pony.ai in Abu Dhabi and Dubai, aims "to become the world's leading commercialization platform for autonomous vehicles," CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said earlier this month.
- Alphabet-Backed operator Waymo leads globally with around 5,000 vehicles, while rivals WeRide and Baidu Apollo Go ramp up testing and operational plans across Europe to compete for market share.
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Pony.ai and Uber plan more than 2,000 robotaxis across five European cities
Pony.ai and Uber plan to deploy more than 2,000 robotaxis across five European cities, expanding a partnership that already supports a paid service in Zagreb, Croatia. The companies did not name the four additional cities or give a timetable for putting the vehicles on the road. The expansion was announced on August 14, 2026, in a statement filed by Pony.ai with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. The figure covers Zagreb and four future …
Uber will have access to unmanned Chinese vehicles with autonomous driving technology in four European cities.
Uber plans to put more than 2,000 robot taxis on the road in Europe together with its Chinese partner Pony.ai. The California-based company announced this.
Uber to Deploy 2,000 Pony.ai Robotaxis Across UK, France and Netherlands From 2026
Uber has announced a significant expansion of its autonomous vehicle ambitions through a new partnership with Chinese self-driving technology company Pony.ai. The collaboration will bring 2,000 robotaxis to European cities starting in 2026, marking one of the largest commitments yet for commercial autonomous ride-hailing services on the continent. The agreement, reported by CNBC, outlines plans to deploy the vehicles across multiple markets incl…
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