Pony.ai and Uber Plan to Deploy Over 2,000 Autonomous Taxis in Europe

Chinese autonomous driving company Pony.ai announced on Friday that it will deploy more than 2,000 self-driving taxis in Europe under an expanded partnership with Uber. Starting in May 2025, the collaboration will extend its current commercial robotaxi service—now operating in Zagreb, the capital of Croatia—to four additional unnamed European cities. The statement did not disclose a specific timeline for completing the deployment and mentioned that the expansion also includes the Middle East, though no further details were provided.