A SANY truck on display at the booth of Chinese autonomous driving firm Pony.ai during the Beijing International Automotive Exhibition (Auto China), in Beijing, China April 24, 2026. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang A Pony.ai Robotaxi is displayed at the booth of the Chinese autonomous driving startup during a media day for the Auto Shanghai show in Shanghai, China April 24, 2025. REUTERS/Go Nakamura A SANY truck on display at the booth of Chinese autonomous driving firm Pony.ai during the Beijing International Automotive Exhibition (Auto China), in Beijing, China April 24, 2026. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang Tingshu Wang A Pony.ai Robotaxi is displayed at the booth of the Chinese autonomous driving startup during a media day for the Auto Shanghai show in Shanghai, China April 24, 2025. REUTERS/Go Nakamura BEIJING, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Chinese autonomous driving company Pony.ai has a pipeline of planned and potential overseas robotaxi deployments of more than 4,000 vehicles, it said on Tuesday, as it seeks to accelerate its expansion beyond China. Autonomous driving firms are racing to commercialise robotaxi services overseas. As the technology matures and domestic competition intensifies, they are seeking new revenue streams and partnerships in markets including the Middle East, Asia and Europe. Pony.ai, which is targeting a robotaxi fleet of 3,500 vehicles by year-end, did not provide a timeline for when all the planned overseas deployments would be finalised. It also did not say how many robotaxis it has deployed overseas so far. Last week, it made public plans to deploy more than 2,000 robotaxis in Europe through an expanded partnership with Uber. The more than 4,000 vehicles in Pony.ai's overseas deployment pipeline have already been contracted, with rollout timelines dependent on permits and other regulatory and operational requirements, CEO James Peng said on a post-earnings call. Rival WeRide is also accelerating its global expansion