Self-driving

Momenta will test Level 4 autonomous robotaxis with Uber in Munich, Germany, in 2026.

Grab will invest tens of millions of dollars in WeRide, with the transaction expected to close by the first half of 2026.

The initial deployment is planned for 2026 in Germany and the UK, with the fleet size expanding to thousands of cars across Europe in the coming years.

WeRide gets the green light to roll out robotaxis across Saudi Arabia, starting with a pilot in Riyadh with Uber and its local partner Ai Driver.

Pony AI has launched 24/7 robotaxi testing in Beijing, Guangzhou, and Shenzhen, extended from the previous hours of 7 am to 11 pm daily.

Zeron today announced that it has completed a Series A financing round worth RMB 500 million ($70 million), with Momenta as one of the three lead investors.

The first deployments are expected to take place later this year in Asia and the Middle East, using Apollo Go's sixth-generation robotaxi.

TrendForce predicts that China's robotaxi market will reach $44.5 billion by 2035, about 900 times its current size.

Pony AI has team up with a local partner to deploy multiple robotaxis for testing in Luxembourg.

WeRide is one of China's earliest companies focused on smart driving solutions, and went public on the Nasdaq in October 2024.