Bolt and Pony.ai announce partnership to bring autonomous mobility to Europe

Europe’s leading mobility platform, and Pony.ai, a global leader in autonomous driving technology, announced that they have formed a partnership to bring autonomous mobility to Europe. 

This partnership will bring Pony.ai`s pioneering Level 4 autonomous driving technology into Bolt`s extensive ecosystem. The partnership will initially focus on real-world testing, safety validation, and experience design to provide fully autonomous, driverless capability. Initial target cities for deployments will be chosen from EU Member States as well as non-EU European countries.

The partnership is expected to further strengthen Pony.ai’s presence in Europe by leveraging Bolt’s regulatory expertise and extensive footprint across the continent. Founded in 2013 in Estonia, Bolt currently has operations in over 50 countries and 600 cities and provides shared mobility services to over 200 million customers.

Dr. James Peng, Founder and CEO of Pony.ai, stated: “Partnering with Bolt marks an important step in our global expansion. By combining Pony.ai’s autonomous driving technology with Bolt’s deep understanding of European mobility, we can accelerate the rollout of safe and reliable robotaxi technology. Europe is a fast-growing and highly promising market for autonomous mobility, and we believe this collaboration will give us a strong foothold for future growth. We look forward to creating new value together.”

Markus Villig, Founder and CEO of Bolt, said: “Autonomous vehicles will transform how people and goods move around and Bolt is proud to partner with Pony.ai as the company scales its autonomous driving technology. As the only independent, European-founded ride-hailing platform competing globally, Bolt is uniquely positioned to help scale AVs responsibly and efficiently, in full alignment with Europe’s safety and data standards.”

Guided by its vision of “autonomous mobility everywhere,” Pony.ai continues to advance the development and commercialization of robotaxis globally. Pony.ai has established global reach to eight countries through partnerships, and has accumulated more than 55 million autonomous testing and operating kilometers on open roads worldwide.

About Pony.ai

Pony AI Inc. (“Pony.ai”) is a global leader in the large-scale commercialization of autonomous mobility. Leveraging its vehicle-agnostic Virtual Driver technology – a full-stack autonomous driving technology that seamlessly integrates its proprietary software, hardware, and services, Pony.ai is developing a commercially viable and sustainable business model that enables the mass production and deployment of vehicles across transportation use cases. Founded in 2016, Pony.ai has expanded its presence across China, Europe, East Asia, Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and other regions, ensuring widespread accessibility to its advanced technology. Pony.ai is the only company commercially operating fully driverless Robotaxi services across all four tier-one cities in China (Beijing, Guangzhou, Shanghai, Shenzhen). Pony.ai operates a fleet consisting of 720 Robotaxis and around 200 Robotrucks. To date, Pony.ai has driven more than 55 million autonomous testing and operation kilometers on open roads worldwide. 

About Bolt

Bolt is a European shared mobility platform founded in 2013. Bolt has operations in over 50 countries and 600 cities globally and provides shared mobility services, including ride-hailing, scooter and e-bike rental and car rental to over 200 million customers. More than 4.5 million drivers use the Bolt platform around the world. The company seeks to accelerate the transition from owned cars to shared mobility, offering better alternatives for every use case. 

Contact:

Pony.ai: [email protected]

Bolt: [email protected]

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