# Pony.ai Plans 2,000+ Robotaxi Deployment in Europe via Uber Partnership Expansion

> Pony.ai, one of China's leading self-driving companies, plans to put more than 2,000 robotaxis on European streets through an expanded partnership with Uber. In a securities filing dated August 14, the company said the vehicles would roll out across five European cities, which it has not yet named, building on a driverless service it launched in Zagreb, Croatia, back in May 2025. The move pushes Pony.ai's overseas pipeline past 4,000 vehicles, with the Middle East also on its roadmap, though the company gave no firm timeline for when European riders will actually be able to hail a car. The ambition is backed by fast growth at home, where robotaxi revenue jumped nearly 700 percent year over year in the second quarter. The bigger picture is a Chinese autonomy firm expanding into Europe by riding on Uber's network rather than fighting it, a route that sidesteps the cost of building demand from scratch. As Waymo and others concentrate on US cities, the contest over who operates the world's driverless fleets is quietly going global.

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## Wortins' read

Pony.ai, one of China's leading self-driving companies, plans to put more than 2,000 robotaxis on European streets through an expanded partnership with Uber. In a securities filing dated August 14, the company said the vehicles would roll out across five European cities, which it has not yet named, building on a driverless service it launched in Zagreb, Croatia, back in May 2025. The move pushes Pony.ai's overseas pipeline past 4,000 vehicles, with the Middle East also on its roadmap, though the company gave no firm timeline for when European riders will actually be able to hail a car. The ambition is backed by fast growth at home, where robotaxi revenue jumped nearly 700 percent year over year in the second quarter. The bigger picture is a Chinese autonomy firm expanding into Europe by riding on Uber's network rather than fighting it, a route that sidesteps the cost of building demand from scratch. As Waymo and others concentrate on US cities, the contest over who operates the world's driverless fleets is quietly going global.

## Source

[Read the full story at TechCrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/14/uber-and-pony-ai-plan-to-bring-2000-robotaxis-to-europe/)

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