Pony.ai is a company focused on developing and deploying autonomous vehicle technology, specializing in robotaxis for ride-hailing and robotrucks for logistics. It aims to enhance transportation safety and efficiency using AI and machine learning, with operations in Silicon Valley, Beijing, and Guangzhou. Pony.ai was co-founded in December 2016 by James Peng, the CEO, and Tiancheng Lou, the CTO, both former Baidu software developers with expertise in AI.