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Pony.ai says its Robotaxi fleet has grown to 961 vehicles as of late November, with 667 of those built on its newest Gen-7 platform, according to its Q3 financial results. The company claims Gen-7 has now reached breakeven performance across Guangzhou, a milestone it calls critical to expansion.
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China is racing ahead in the sky economy, investing in drones, eVTOLs, and 6G networks to build a $489 billion low-altitude economy by 2035. From Meituan’s drone deliveries to Shenzhen’s vertiports, the future of flight is taking shape above the city.
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Pony.ai has received Shenzhen’s first citywide permit to operate fully driverless commercial robotaxis. The permit was issued jointly to Pony.ai and Xihu Group, the city’s largest taxi company, and allows them to run robotaxi services without safety drivers across every district in Shenzhen.
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Chinese consumer electronics company HONOR teased a brand-new form factor for smartphones at the end of its recent launch event this week in China. Dubbed the Robot Phone, the camera of the smartphone comes alive as an AI-enabled robot arm sits at the top of the device
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WeRide and Shenzhen Bus Group have introduced Shenzhen’s first fully autonomous public bus line in the Luohu District. Known as the B888 route, it runs between Luohu Port and MixC Market and began operations on August 26