Pony AI和Sunlight Mobility将在2025年底前在广州推出一支机器人出租车车队,利用Sunlight的资金和平台。
Pony AI and Sunlight Mobility will launch a robotaxi fleet in Guangzhou by end-2025, using Sunlight’s funding and platforms.
Pony AI扩大了与Sunlight流动公司的伙伴关系,采用了资产光模式,根据这一模式,Sunlight将为Gen-7机器人汽车提供资金,以便在2025年底前在广州部署。
Pony AI has expanded its partnership with Sunlight Mobility to adopt an asset-light model, under which Sunlight will finance Gen-7 Robotaxi vehicles for deployment in Guangzhou by year-end 2025.
这项行动以2024年6月的一项合作为基础,使小马AI在不承担全额车辆费用的情况下能够更快地扩大规模。
The move, building on a June 2024 collaboration, allows Pony AI to scale faster without bearing full vehicle costs.
联合运营的车队可通过两家公司的平台进入,利用Sunlight的平台专长和用户基础。
The jointly operated fleet will be accessible via both companies’ platforms, leveraging Sunlight’s platform expertise and user base.
计划包括向更多的中国城市扩展,反映出市场对小马AI自主乘车技术的信心日益增强,以及第三方对自驾车队进行投资的更广泛趋势。
Plans include expanding to additional Chinese cities, reflecting growing market confidence in Pony AI’s autonomous ride-hailing technology and a broader trend of third-party investment in self-driving fleets.