Bolt and Pony.ai announce 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.

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