inDrive, Pony.ai and NVIDIA signed a memorandum of understanding to explore autonomous ride-hailing, with Kazakhstan chosen as the first test market because of its new legal framework for driverless transport. The three companies will evaluate the technical, operational, regulatory and commercial feasibility of offering level 4-ready robotaxis through the inDrive app. Pony.ai will provide Gen-7 robotaxis, inDrive will run the ride-hailing service, and NVIDIA will support the project with AI infrastructure; the first launch is planned in Astana, a city of about 1.7 million people, following an agreement with the Kazakh government. After the initial launch, the companies will assess expansion to other Kazakh cities and to other countries where inDrive operates. The inDrive app has been downloaded over 400 million times.
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