Uber and Pony.ai plan more than 2,000 autonomous taxis across Europe and the Middle East

Uber and Pony.ai said they plan to deploy more than 2,000 autonomous taxis in Europe, expanding an existing robotaxi service in Zagreb to four additional European cities. The companies did not name the new cities or give a deployment timeline, saying more details will be released in stages. The deal also includes plans to bring the service to the Middle East, underscoring the companies’ push to scale up commercial self-driving rides beyond their initial European rollout.