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China Greenlights Paid Robotaxi Service in All First-Tier Cities · TechNode

GUANGDONG, CHINA, JUL 29 – Pony.ai targets a fleet of 1,000 robotaxis by year-end, expanding services in China’s top cities and exploring new revenue streams amid a $40 billion autonomous driving market forecast.

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Chinese tech giant Baidu and self-driving car unicorn Pony.ai have been given permission to operate their fully autonomous ride-hailing services and charge for robotaxi rides in about 300 square miles of downtown Shanghai, where Tesla has also sought to roll out its  robotaxis. “This means our robotaxis are now available for commercial services in China’s single largest city by GDP,” Pony.ai’s founder and chief technology officer Lou Tiancheng t…

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South China Morning Post broke the news in Hong Kong on Monday, July 28, 2025.
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