Pony.ai, a Chinese autonomy expert, is planning to put 1,000 autonomous electric commercial trucks to work by 2027, but it’s the company’s plans to put 100,000 self-driving trucks on the road by 2030 that’s making headlines. Those first hand-built prototypes were succeeded by modular units as the company inched closer to automotive-grade series production through a variety of partnerships with established medium- and heavy-duty truck brands and now, nearly a decade later, they seem ready to make the leap to regular production of self-driving on-road trucks with partner brand SANY.
Pony.ai’s Autonomous Truck Plans
Pony.ai expects 500 to 1,000 Gen-4 autonomous heavy-duty trucks to be deployed across three primary scenarios in China: long-haul freight, bulk commodity transportation, and port logistics. Pony.ai also expects light-duty trucks to scale faster, with a longer-term goal of reaching 100,000 L4 autonomous light-duty trucks by 2030. The company’s plans are a significant step towards revolutionizing the logistics industry with autonomous electric trucks.
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Paris Requires Electric Scooter Riders to Wear High-Vis Vests
Paris is getting tougher on electric scooter safety, with new rules now requiring riders to wear both a helmet and a high-visibility vest while using their scooters on public roads. The crackdown comes as French authorities point to a sharp increase in serious accidents. According to France’s road safety watchdog, 79 people were killed in e-scooter crashes last year, up from 45 fatalities the year before.
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Zero Motorcycles Offers New Rider Bonus
Zero Motorcycles has launched a new incentive program that offers cash back to newly licensed riders who purchase one of the company’s electric motorcycles or scooters. The promotion applies to riders who obtain an A1, A2, or full A motorcycle license, as well as UK CBT and Irish IBT certificate holders. Eligible motorcycles must be new, unregistered 2025 or 2026 model year bikes purchased from authorized dealers in countries including Germany, France, Italy, Spain, the UK, Ireland, the Netherlands, Belgium, Austria, Sweden, Switzerland, and Luxembourg.
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