Pony.ai

Pony.ai is a company in theautomatic drivingA technology company with global influence in the field.

Company Overview

• Established: Ponywise was founded in late 2016 by Peng Jun and Lou Tiancheng.
• Headquarters location: PonySmart is headquartered in Guangzhou, China, and also has R&D centers in Silicon Valley, USA, Beijing and Shanghai, China.
• Scope of business: Ponywise's scope of business includes technology development, technology promotion, technology transfer, technology consulting, and technology services; sales of self-developed products; computer system services; basic software services; application software services; software development; software consulting; product design; and model design.
• Company valuation: As of March 2022, PonySmart was valued at $8.5 billion overall after completing the first closing of its Series D financing.

technical strength

• core technologyPony Smart owns a number of core technologies in the field of autonomous driving, including centimeter-level positioning technology, high-precision maps, perception systems, and dynamic road-seeking algorithms. Through the fusion of deep learning and traditional algorithms, Ponywise's unmanned vehicles are able to ensure safety and system redundancy, and have the ability to detect, categorize, track, and understand the scene of obstacles beyond human beings.
• Hardware Solutions: PonySmart's self-designed sensor fusion module and computing unit combine the highest-performance components with cutting-edge software technology to form an integrated full-stack system with full hardware redundancy coverage to ensure the safe operation of unmanned vehicles.
• Autonomous Driving InfrastructurePonyBrain, an autonomous driving infrastructure platform developed by PonySmart, is highly stable and scalable, guaranteeing the application of technology at scale.

Products & Services

• automated driving systemPony Intelligence has launched a large-scale production line for automatic driving systems, opening up all links from supply chain management, hardware module design verification and test production, automobile modification and assembly, overall quality inspection, offline calibration to road testing, and establishing a set of standardized and informationized production processes for automatic driving hardware and software systems.
• Unmanned Vehicle Technology SolutionsPonyAlpha is the third-generation unmanned vehicle technology solution of PonyBrain, which improves integration through the integrated adaptation of sensors such as LIDAR, camera and millimeter-wave radar, etc. PonyAlpha 2.0 is the fourth-generation integrated system of self-driving software and hardware based on the PonyBrain platform, which has stronger sensing capability and dynamic road-seeking ability.
• Self-driving travel services: Pony Smart is the first company in the world to launch a self-driving mobility service (Robotaxi) in both China and the United States. Its self-driving cab service has been commercially operated in Guangzhou and Beijing, China, and plans to expand further in the future.

Markets & Influence

• cooperative partnerPonywise has established cooperation with international and domestic first-class car manufacturers such as Toyota, Hyundai, FAW, GAC and other upstream and downstream head enterprises such as NVIDIA, Sinotrans, SIV Tuxin and Ruqi Travel.
• marketplacePonywise has R&D centers and test bases in China and the United States, and has obtained qualifications and licenses for autonomous driving testing and operation in many places. Its automatic driving technology has been realized in many cities for on-the-ground application.
• Industry ImpactPonywise's technical strength and commercialization progress in the field of autonomous driving have been widely noticed and recognized by the industry. Its successful experience and innovative model provide useful references and lessons for other enterprises in the industry.

future outlook

With the continuous development of autonomous driving technology and growing market demand, Pony Intelligence will continue to increase R&D investment and market expansion to promote the commercialization of autonomous driving technology. At the same time, PonySmart will also strengthen close cooperation with partners to jointly promote the healthy development of the autonomous driving industry.