{"componentChunkName":"component---src-templates-blog-post-js","path":"/blog/chinese-startup-pony-ai-gets-approval-to-test-driverless-vehicles-in-california/","result":{"data":{"site":{"siteMetadata":{"title":"No Frills News"}},"contentfulNfnPost":{"postTitle":"Chinese startup Pony.ai gets approval to test driverless vehicles in California","slug":"chinese-startup-pony-ai-gets-approval-to-test-driverless-vehicles-in-california","createdLocal":"2021-05-23 14:32:31.974998","publishDate":"2021-05-22 19:14:06+00:00","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","sourceUrl":{"sourceUrl":"https://californianewstimes.com/chinese-startup-pony-ai-gets-approval-to-test-driverless-vehicles-in-california/353663/"},"postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"<p>Chinese self-driving car startup Pony.ai Received permission from the California Automobile Authority Test self-driving cars not driven by human safety drivers on designated streets in three cities.\nPony has been allowed to test self-driving cars with safe drivers in California since 2017, but the new permit tests six self-driving cars without safe drivers on certain streets in Fremont, Alameda County.\nThe first test will take place on weekdays from 10 am to 3 pm in Fremont and Milpitas.\nTotal 55 companies have valid permits According to DMV, to test self-driving cars in California, Pony, along with US companies Cruise, Nuro, Waymo and Zoox, joined Chinese peers AutoX, Baidu and WeRide to obtain self-driving permits.\nNuro is the only company So far, we have a deployment permit permitting the commercial operation of self-driving cars in California.</p>"}}}},"pageContext":{"slug":"chinese-startup-pony-ai-gets-approval-to-test-driverless-vehicles-in-california"}}}