Fully driverless is now on the road in Zagreb.
For the first time in Europe, invited passengers are riding on public roads with no operator on board.
22 km across Zagreb to the airport, with @PonyAI_tech.
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On March 30, the first commercial robotaxi service in Europe went live in Zagreb. From today, Verne waitlist users are the first to ride autonomously in Europe.
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Headlines are great, but details are important, so here are the questions:
1. Safety drivers?
2. Is the image shared the vehicle that is going to be used for service? If yes, what happened to the two seater Verne AV?
3. Is @PonyAI_tech the new AV driving partner for Verne? If yes, what happened to @Mobileye?
Pony AI, Uber and Verne are linking arms to launch Europe's first robotaxi service, the three parties said today. The service will soon kick off in Zagreb, Croatia, aiming to expand to other cities and scale to thousands of vehicles over the next few years. @PonyAI_tech@Uber
https://t.co/sdVDpkU3rJ has teamed up with Verne and Uber to bring Europe’s first commercial robotaxi service to life.
Operations are set to start in Zagreb, Croatia, with on-road testing already in progress and plans to expand to more cities across Europe and beyond. 👀
Uber, https://t.co/MUlTpGAqVL, and Verne Partner to Launch Europe’s First Commercial Robotaxi Service — EV $UBER $PONY via @EV_CARBA
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Uber partners with China's Pony AI and Croatia-based, Rimac-spinoff Verne to launch Europe's first commercial robotaxi service, initially debuting in Zagreb (@andyjayhawk / The Verge)
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Uber (NYSE: $UBER), Pony ai (NASDAQ: $PONY) and Verne are launching what they call Europe’s first commercial robotaxi service in Zagreb, with plans to scale to thousands of AVs across more cities over the next few years.
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Pony AI partners with Uber and Verne to launch Europe's first commercial robotaxi service in Croatia
The three companies plan to scale the commercial robotaxi fleet to thousands of vehicles over the next few years. https://t.co/OfBDkQpfOH 👇
Zagreb will host Europe’s first commercial robotaxi service as Uber, Pony ai and Verne partner to deploy autonomous vehicles, with testing already underway in Croatia’s capital.... https://t.co/VmF91iRM6k
$UBER Uber, Pony ai, and Verne are launching Europe’s first robotaxi service in Zagreb, combining autonomous tech, fleet operations, and Uber’s platform, with plans to scale across more cities 🚖 🇭🇷
Europe is the next frontier for autonomy
Excited to partner with @PonyAI_tech and Verne to launch Europe's first commercial robotaxi service in Zagreb, with more cities to come
$UBER just pushed deeper into autonomy in Europe. 🚨
They’re launching a robotaxi service in Zagreb with https://t.co/BEm9l3Sfgj and Verne.
The setup is what matters.
🔹Pony builds the self driving tech
🔹Verne runs the fleet (owns and maintains)
🔹Uber owns the supply-demand marketplace
Uber sits in the middle of every ride to handle the orchestration of supply and demand.
That’s been the strategy for a while.
They don’t need to win autonomy. They need to be where autonomy shows up.
Every AV company needs demand.
Uber already has it at scale and a decade plus of data for optimal routing.
So whoever actually cracks self driving ends up plugging into Uber’s network.
If this works in Europe, it’s easy to see how this spreads.
More partners. More cities. Same playbook.
Uber keeps stacking supply while owning the front door.
London is coming up soon for $UBER via Wayve and ApolloGo. Stay tuned! 👏
🚗https://t.co/6eahcDPRJ9, Verne and @Uber partner to launch Europe’s first commercial #robotaxi service.
The partnership will soon begin in Zagreb, before expanding to additional cities in Europe and beyond. Initial deployment work already underway, including public-road validation.
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