There are currently nine companies testing AVs in Arizona.
Pony.ai Inc., a California autonomous vehicle company, announced it will soon begin testing its vehicles in Tucson.
In an emailed announcement, Pony said these initial tests will have drivers behind the wheel and the company will base its operations out of Pima Community College’s Automotive Technology & Innovation Center on its downtown campus. The company said lead up activity will start Sept. 22, with initial testing to follow. Pony has two Hyundai Kona electric vehicles on site, but the company did not specify how many employees it has in Tucson now or how many it intends to hire in the future., an autonomous trucking company, but Pony’s testing will be the first passenger AV program in southern Arizona.
“Tucson is quickly becoming a leading city for tech startups and smart city technology, and Pony.ai is excited to expand our operations there," Pony.ai co-founder and CEO James Peng said in a statement. Peng and Tiancheng Lou co-founded Pony in 2016 after working as developers for Beijing-based Baidu in California. The company was founded in Fremont, California and has significant operations in China.according to TechCrunchPony gained permission to test fully autonomous vehicles in California last year, but the company’s permit was suspended just a few months later.
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