Pony.ai · robotaxi
Pony.ai Lexus RX robotaxi
Lexus RX hybrid SUVs fitted with Pony.ai's sensor roof and software, used in its early China pilots with safety drivers.
- Price
- —service only, not sold
- Autonomy
- Level 4No driver needed in its area
- Driverless
- Not yetSafety driver on board
- Fleet
- —Not published
- Speed
- —Not published
- Range
- —Not published
Why it matters
A pilot use vehicle from Pony.ai.
Real-world use
By October 2019 Lexus RX cars with Pony.ai's driving system were in a Toyota-partnered pilot in Beijing and Shanghai.
Timeline
- Released
- Not yet
Maker
Pony.aiCompanyHow it drives
Fleet and city figures move fast; each carries its date and who reported it.
- Driverless status
- Safety driver on board
- Where it runs
- Beijing, Shanghai (2019 pilot); Guangzhou and Shenzhen testing
- SAE level
- Level 4: drives itself with no one at the controls inside its approved area
Public attention
How much public attention Pony.ai Lexus RX robotaxi gets, from open data.
- No Wikipedia article of its own yet
- No recent press stories listed yet
Measures how much people read and write about a robot, not how good it is. Measured 2026-10-13; same method for every robot. How it is measured
What’s inside
No component details published yet.
- Movement
- Wheeled base
- How it runs
- Supervised. Works by itself while a person watches and steps in.
Lineage
Every Pony.ai vehicle in order.
- Pony.ai Lexus RX robotaxi2019Pilot use
BotRide (Hyundai KONA Electric)2019Retired
PonyTron L4 truck (FAW Jiefang J7)2021Retired
Pony.ai Gen-6 robotaxi (Toyota Sienna Autono-MaaS)2022Commercial
Pony.ai-SANY L4 heavy truck2022Pilot use
Pony.ai Gen-7 robotaxi (BAIC ARCFOX Alpha T5)2025Commercial
Pony.ai Gen-7 robotaxi (GAC Aion V, 2nd gen)2025Commercial
Pony.ai Gen-7 robotaxi (Toyota bZ4X)2025Commercial
Pony.ai Gen-4 autonomous truck2025Commercial
Pony.ai L4 light-duty truck2026Pilot use
Made, sold and where
No production or sales figures published yet.
- Price
- Not publishedservice only, not sold
- How to get one
- No official buying page found
Side by side with its peers
Picked by the same rules for every robot: another maker’s robot that moves the same way, is at the same stage and does at least one of the same main jobs, first shown within two years. Closer size and price rank higher. How we choose
| Measure | Pony.ai Lexus RX robotaxiPony.ai |  Yandex robotaxi (Hyundai Sonata)Yandex (Yandex Self-Driving Group) with Hyundai MobisSame job: ride-hail · Both on wheels · Both on sale or in pilots |  Apollo Robotaxi (Hongqi E-Jie / Hongqi EV)Baidu Apollo with FAW HongqiSame job: ride-hail · Both on wheels · Both on sale or in pilots |  Zoox robotaxiZoox (Amazon)Same job: ride-hail · Both on wheels · Both on sale or in pilots |
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| First shown | 2019 | 2019-07 | 2019-08-02 | 2020-12-14 |
| Status | Pilot use | Pilot use | Pilot use | Commercial |
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| Weight | — | — | — | — |
| Joints | — | — | — | — |
| Speed | — | — | — | 121 km/h |
| Payload | — | — | — | — |
| Battery | — | — | — | — |
| Price | — | — | — | — |
Sources
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