Pony.ai is combined with Tencent for Robotaxi Services on WeChat, Other Applications

Chinese starting Pony.ai said on Friday will develop autonomous management technologies in partnership with Tencent Cloud and offer Robotaxi services on technological giant WeChat and other applications.

A company that lists NASDAQ specializing in autonomous vehicles, in particular roboticis and In the RobotruckS press -release, the transaction would include cooperation in areas such as cloud services, map data, information safety and intellectual cabin ecosystems.

The agreement will also see how both companies integrate Robotaxi Pony.Ai services in the popular WeChat app in the popular WeChat app as well as other applications such as Tencent Maps.

Both companies negotiate “for a long time”, CEO Pony.ai James Peng said CNBC on the sidelines of the Shanghai car dealership on Friday. He cited a large Tencent custom base and its cloud proposals as factors that support cooperation “win -win” as the startup continues to scale.

After the partnership, Pen said that “Hopefully” users will be able to call Pony.ai Robotaxi to drive simply through the WeChat app.

WeChat is known as the most popular in the world “Super app‘By applying everything from reports to payment for food delivery services, with Monthly User base over 1 billion people.

“Pony.ai owns leading industry autonomous control technologies, while Tencent Excles in Cloud Services, Reflections and Ecosystem Technologies Cabin,” said the Vice President of Tencent Group and the Tencent Smart Mobility Zhong Xangling President.

“This strategic partnership between the two sides lies not only in the addition of each other’s technology and resources, but also means a new starting point for joint innovation,” he added.

The release states that the partnership will also cooperate in both companies that cooperate on the development, testing and exploitation of robotis, especially in autonomous L4 level management.

According to Sae InternationalL4 is a type of autonomous control that allows drivers to bring their eyes out of the road in the designated areas. For comparison, L3 is considered a convenient system, but drivers should actively control the vehicle and be prepared to take over the wheel.

Agreement on a cloud cloud Tencent comes through the day after there was report This Pony.ai presented its L4 decision on Wednesday, the seventh -generation robotic at Shanghai. The company rose about 40% on Thursday.

The startup continues to set itself as a famous player in Chinese Chinese industry. The resulting company First permit in China Charge the tariffs for a completely taxi without drivers in the main parts of the Shenzhen business district, where it is with the Tencent Church headquarters.

However, the firm may be involved in increasing tensions between China and the US, as the last pony market.It is very important“Prior to its expansion of plans.

James Peng, co -founder and executive director of Pony.ai this week justify Saying Financial Times that the company is considering a secondary list under the US borders amid concerns that Washington will push for the removal of Chinese companies from the New York Stock Exchange.

If it happened, it would come less than six months after the company The original public proposal Despite the US, PEN said FT that many factors needed to be considered.

– CNBC NUR HIKMAH MD Ali has contributed to this story.