Pony.ai
What the automated decision is: Pony.ai's virtual driver operates driverless robotaxis and robotrucks, mainly in Chinese cities, so its decisions affect passengers and other road users.
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- Made by
- Pony AI Inc.
- From our research
2 findings, each checked against its source
- Pony.ai reported 1 crash involving its Level 2 driver-assistance system to NHTSA under Standing General Order 2021-01 for a crash in April 2024; 0 alleged an injury. These are the company's own reports that a crash happened while the system was in use, not findings that it caused them.
- Pony.ai reported 8 crashes involving its automated driving system to NHTSA under Standing General Order 2021-01 for crashes from October 2021 to May 2024; 0 alleged an injury. These are the company's own reports that a crash happened while the system was in use, not findings that it caused them.
- Products
- Pony.ai Robotaxi · Pony.ai Robotruck
- In court
- 0 cases name it as a party
Where we have looked
Searched through CourtListener / RECAP, last read 2026-10-08:
- US federal district, appellate and bankruptcy dockets — 235 courts105 district, 14 appellate, 95 bankruptcy and 21 special federal courts
- published opinions, including state supreme and appellate courts — 384 courts, including 53 state supreme courts53 state supreme, 62 state appellate, 6 state trial and 28 state special courts, plus the federal courts above
County and municipal courts are not searched, and neither is anything outside the United States. A count of nought means we found nothing where we looked, not that nothing exists.
Incidents on the record naming Pony.ai
- Shenzhen Passenger's Fingers Caught in Self-Driving Car Door; Pony.ai Calls It Accident · 2026 · Safety · on.cc東網
- Pony.ai Recalls Autonomous Driving Software After California Crash · 2021 · Safety · techcrunch.com
Public reports of harm that name Pony.ai, written from the article each cites. A report is an account of what happened, not a finding of fault.
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What we hold, by kind
Incidents2
Bias allegations, by product—
None found yet.
Allegations from incidents and court cases. An allegation is not a finding.
False positives and false negatives—
None found yet.
Reports describing a wrong flag or rejection (false positive) or a missed one (false negative), picked out by their wording; not yet classified by a person.
Regulatory actions3
- NHTSA recall query RQ22001 (Pony.ai): Recall 22E-016 · NHTSA · 2022 · Closed
- NHTSA audit query AQ22001 (Pony.ai): NHTSA SGO 2021-01 Reporting Requirements · NHTSA · 2022 · Closed
- NHTSA recall 22E-016 (Pony.ai): A software error may cause the ADS to shutdown unexpectedly while the vehicle is moving. · NHTSA · 2022 · Safety recall filed by the manufacturer
Settlements—
None found yet in its filings or the cases we hold.
Audits—
No published audit found yet.
Bias audits the vendor says were done, and audit-based certifications.
Academic studies—
Not collected yet: studies of this platform are a source we are adding.
Verified deployments
0 companies we can evidence on Pony.ai, from addresses they run on its domain and from Pony.ai’s own customer stories. Which ones, and since when, is a Professional feature.