inDrive plans 2027 Kazakhstan robotaxi tests with Pony.ai and Nvidia
Original title: Uber rival inDrive eyes 2027 robotaxi tests in Central Asia with Pony.ai and Nvidia
Supervised Astana tests are slated for the first half of 2027 using Pony.ai Gen-7 vehicles and Nvidia systems.
Ride-hailing company inDrive signed a memorandum of understanding with Pony.ai and Nvidia to explore robotaxis in Kazakhstan. Testing is planned for Astana in the first half of 2027, initially with a safety operator and fully driverless rides as a later goal. Pony.ai would supply Gen-7 robotaxis; Nvidia would provide Hyperion, Halos and related tools, including the Alpamayo model. Kazakhstan has announced autonomous taxi plans for 2027 and rules for public-road tests.
Unconfirmed: The Kazakhstan plan is an MoU, and it is unclear whether the earlier Riyadh pilot has started.
- Pony.ai aims for more than 3,500 robotaxis in over 20 cities by the end of 2026.
- Its fleet was 1,975 vehicles at the end of June.
- Astana’s snow and ice are cited as a reason to test there.
- inDrive also signed a separate WeRide-related agreement covering Riyadh.
- inDrive operates in more than 1,200 cities across 47 countries.
- Organizations
- inDrive
- Countries
- Kazakhstan
- AI models
- Alpamayo
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inDrive plans to begin testing Pony. ai's robotaxis in Kazakhstan's capital in the first half of 2027.
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