Pony.ai Rolls Out Its 300th ARCFOX Alpha T5 Robotaxi, Advancing Toward 1,000-Vehicle Combined Fleet by Year-End
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Pony.ai (NASDAQ: PONY) rolled out its 300th ARCFOX Alpha T5 Robotaxi on Oct 24, 2025, a jointly manufactured vehicle with BAIC that advances mass deployment ahead of a year-end target of a 1,000-vehicle combined fleet. Mass production began in July 2025; the Alpha T5 uses Pony.ai's Gen-7 autonomous driving system built with exclusively automotive-grade components.
Pony.ai says integration into the production line cut the autonomous driving system bill of materials by 70%. The Alpha T5 has on-road testing permits in Beijing and Shenzhen and is undergoing fully driverless validation for commercial ride-hailing in Tier-1 Chinese cities and select international markets.
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- 300 ARCFOX Alpha T5 vehicles rolled out as of Oct 24, 2025
- Targeting a 1,000-vehicle combined fleet by year-end 2025
- Mass production began in July 2025
- BOM cost of autonomous driving system reduced by 70%
- On-road testing permits obtained in Beijing and Shenzhen
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The rollout ceremony was attended by Dr. James Peng, Founder and CEO of Pony.ai, and Yu Liu, Vice General Manager of Beijing Automotive Group Co., Ltd. ("BAIC Group"). The ARCFOX Alpha T5 Robotaxi was jointly developed and produced in partnership with BAIC. During the 2025 World Intelligent Connected Vehicles Conference (WICV 2025) that was held earlier this month, Pony.ai was invited to showcase the ARCFOX Alpha T5 Robotaxi and earned wide recognition and praise from government agencies and industry experts.
Mass production of the ARCFOX Alpha T5 Robotaxi began in July 2025. The vehicle is equipped with Pony.ai's Gen-7 autonomous driving system and is designed for full-scenario, all-weather, 24/7 autonomous operation. It is one of the three Gen-7 models that Pony.ai unveiled globally at the Shanghai Auto Show in April 2025.
Pony.ai's Gen-7 technology marks a significant leap forward in both cost efficiency and safety. By leveraging exclusively automotive-grade components and seamlessly integrating the autonomous driving kit directly into the production line, Pony.ai has successfully reduced the bill of materials (BOM) cost of the autonomous driving system by an impressive
On the safety front, the ARCFOX Alpha T5 Robotaxi combines BAIC's fully redundant chassis with Pony.ai's multi-layer safety architecture and more than 55 million kilometers of rigorous real-world testing. This robust foundation delivers a safety performance estimated to be ten times safer than that of a human driver.
As mass production accelerates, Pony.ai plans to deploy the Alpha T5 Robotaxi for commercial ride-hailing services across
With the steady manufacturing and rollout of its seventh-generation Robotaxi fleet, Pony.ai is on track to meet its year-end goals of expanding its combined fleet to 1,000 vehicles and achieving unit economic break-even.
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