Friday, April 17, 2020

Pony.ai Launches Driverless Delivery In Irvine

Pony.ai, a Chinese developer of self driving cars, said this morning that it has begun using its driverless cars for deliveries in Irvine, California, for purchases made off the e-commerce site Yamibuy. The move comes after the company's plan to launch a "robo-taxi" service were suspended due to widespread "shelter-in-place" in California. Yamibuy is an online site focused on imported Asian goods, like snacks, grocery, and other items. Pony.ai said it expects to be able to deliver between 500 to 700 packages a day. Pony.ai's self driving cars are attended to by an operator, who Pony.ai says will pick up the package and drop it off on customer doorsteps.

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