China's Pony.ai says it is unaffected by self-driving car safety review
Key takeaways
- China paused approvals for new autonomous vehicle licenses after Apollo Go s robotaxis abruptly stopped on streets in Wuhan in late March, Bloomberg reported.
- The review focuses on how companies and local authorities ensure the safe operation of autonomous driving systems, James Peng, Pony.ai’s co-founder and CEO, told Reuters.
- Peng clarified that the safety review did not entail a suspension of licenses and therefore the Guangzhou-based company is "in the process of launching into more cities" and plans to expand its fleet, he said.
China's Pony.ai says it is unaffected by self-driving car safety review Pony.ai founder and CEO James Peng is seen during an interview with Reuters at the company's office in Fremont · Reuters Reuters Tue, May 26, 2026 at 7:03 PM GMT+7 2 min read BEIJING, May 26 (Reuters) - Chinese autonomous driving company Pony.ai has not been affected by a national safety review following a robotaxi outage involving rival Baidu s Apollo Go, and is pushing ahead with expansion into more cities, its CEO said on Tuesday.
China paused approvals for new autonomous vehicle licenses after Apollo Go s robotaxis abruptly stopped on streets in Wuhan in late March, Bloomberg reported.
The review focuses on how companies and local authorities ensure the safe operation of autonomous driving systems, James Peng, Pony.ai’s co-founder and CEO, told Reuters. Pony.ai has already completed all the evaluations and its business "has not been impacted", he added.