https://www.scmp.com/rss/524645/feed The latest news and top stories on Lou Tiancheng, Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of Pony.ai. Known for his exceptional background as a highly decorated competitive programmer, including two Google Code Jam championships, he holds a PhD in Computer Science from Tsinghua University. He has a background in autonomous vehicle development, having worked at Google and Baidu before co-founding Pony.ai in 2016. His work involves leading the company's efforts to develop and deploy Level 4... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Daniel Ren Daniel Ren Chinese self-driving technology firm Pony AI has started mass production of a robotaxi co-developed with Toyota, taking an important step forward in commercialising autonomous cabs worldwide. The Guangzhou-based company said on Monday that 1,000 driverless cabs of this kind would roll off the production line this year, to be deployed in top-tier mainland Chinese cities. The cars will reinforce Pony AI’s plan to operate a total robotaxi fleet of more than 3,000 units in various mainland and... https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3342953/pony-ai-and-toyota-roll-out-mass-produced-robotaxis-chinas-autonomous-drive-push?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3342953/pony-ai-and-toyota-roll-out-mass-produced-robotaxis-chinas-autonomous-drive-push?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 09 Feb 2026 12:28:20 +0000 Daniel Ren Daniel Ren China is likely to see 300,000 driverless cabs operate in its four top-tier cities as early as 2030, buoyed by advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) and its highly competitive electric vehicle (EV) sector, UBS said on Thursday. The number of robotaxis on the mainland was expected to jump to 4 million by the late 2030s, as more Chinese passengers were willing to embrace new technologies, said Paul Gong, head of China automotive research at UBS. “Given the fast development of technologies... https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3323569/china-have-300000-driverless-taxis-4-top-tier-cities-2030-ubs?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3323569/china-have-300000-driverless-taxis-4-top-tier-cities-2030-ubs?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 29 Aug 2025 03:00:10 +0000 Daniel Ren Daniel Ren Chinese autonomous driving technology firm Pony.ai is gearing up to mass produce driverless cabs to make its robotaxis widely available and more affordable, as technological advancement helps shorten its path to commercialisation. The Guangzhou-based company – the only firm with approval to operate robotaxi services on the mainland's four most developed cities – is banking on an accelerated pace of commercialisation at home and abroad to achieve cost efficiency, according to Lou Tiancheng,... https://www.scmp.com/business/china-evs/article/3319871/robotaxis-ponyai-sets-mass-production-target-eye-overseas-expansion?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/china-evs/article/3319871/robotaxis-ponyai-sets-mass-production-target-eye-overseas-expansion?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 28 Jul 2025 23:30:15 +0000