{
  "id": 824812,
  "title": "Pony.ai, Uber plan 2,000-plus robotaxis across Europe",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/pony-ai-uber-plan-2-000-plus-robotaxis-across-europe",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-14T01:30:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/business/corporate/2026/08/1510833/ponyai-uber-plan-2000-plus-robotaxis-across-europe"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Pony.ai, a Chinese autonomous driving firm, and Uber are planning to deploy over 2,000 robotaxis across Europe. According to New Straits Times, the partnership, which began in May 2025, will expand from an existing commercial robotaxi service in Zagreb, Croatia, to four additional unnamed cities in Europe.\n\nThe rollout timeline was not specified. Bloomberg and Techmeme also reported on the expansion plan, which includes adding robotaxis to four more European cities beyond Zagreb.\n\nThe partnership also plans to expand to the Middle East, although further details were not provided, as per New Straits Times.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Silicon Republic",
        "title": "Uber, Pony AI to launch 2,000 robotaxis across Europe",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/uber-pony-ai-to-launch-2-000-robotaxis-across-europe",
        "published": "2026-08-14T10:37:53.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}