🚗inDrive, Pony.ai, Nvidia Plan 2027 Robotaxi Tests in Astana
TL;DR
inDrive, Pony.ai and Nvidia signed an MoU to test Pony.ai Gen-7 robotaxis on the inDrive app in Astana, Kazakhstan in the first half of 2027. Early runs will carry a safety operator.
inDrive, Pony.ai and Nvidia signed an MoU to test Pony.ai Gen-7 robotaxis on the inDrive app in Astana, Kazakhstan in the first half of 2027. Early runs will carry a safety operator.
Key Points
Nvidia supplies Hyperion, Halos safety, the Alpamayo model and synthetic-data tools
Astana has about 1.7M people and icy winters, a hard test for perception
inDrive operates in 1,200+ cities across 47 countries
Pony.ai targets 3,500+ robotaxis in 20+ cities by end-2026, up from 1,975 in June
This is an MoU to explore, not a launch
Why It Matters
Emerging-market robotaxi pilots lean on Nvidia's full stack to cut costs, and a capital-light partner model could spread AVs faster than owning fleets.
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