Pony AI Inc.

Pony AI Inc. is a leading autonomous vehicle technology company dedicated to developing safe and reliable autonomous driving systems globally. Founded in Silicon Valley in 2016, the company maintains co-located headquarters in Fremont, California, and Guangzhou, China. Its mission is to advance autonomous mobility and bring safe, sustainable, and accessible transportation solutions to the world.

The company operates across three primary business units: Robotaxi, Robotruck, and Personally Owned Vehicles (POV). Pony.ai offers an end-to-end self-driving stack, integrating proprietary software, hardware, and control systems, powered by its core "Virtual Driver" technology and the proprietary world model "PonyWorld." Its services include robotaxi operations in major Chinese cities like Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Shenzhen, as well as robotruck services for the logistics sector and licensing of intelligent driving solutions.

Pony.ai became a publicly traded company with its initial public offering on Nasdaq in November 2024, followed by a secondary listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in November 2025. Co-founded by James Peng (CEO) and Tiancheng Lou (CTO), the company was added to the Nasdaq Golden Dragon China Index in June 2025. In April 2026, Pony.ai launched PonyWorld 2.0, an upgraded self-improving physical AI engine, and aims to expand its robotaxi fleet to over 3,000 vehicles across 20 cities globally by year-end 2026, with a significant focus on international markets. Recent expansions include commercial robotaxi services in Zagreb, Croatia, and a partnership with ComfortDelGro in Singapore.