On June 27, Pony.ai announced the launch of a paid service for self-driving connections at Daxing Airport, and became one of the first companies in Beijing to obtain the commercial pilot of "main driver and manned driver" for self-driving expressways.
Pony.ai’s Daxing Airport self-driving service charging plan adopts a “fixed price” mechanism, referring to the pricing rules used for urban services. Users do not need to pay additional highway tolls. Users can make an appointment for airport pick-up and drop-off one day in advance through the "Pony.ai" mobile app of the same name, and can travel to and from Daxing Airport from more than 1,000 stations in the Yizhuang area.
Since the opening of the airport pick-up and drop-off service, the number of reservations for the autonomous driving shuttle service at Daxing Airport has continued to rise. In the Beijing expressway scene, Pony.ai said that self-driving vehicles have demonstrated outstanding technical strength. Whether it is dealing with high-speed toll stations, up and down ramps, temporary road occupation construction, or dealing with common and extreme scenarios such as thrown objects, its traffic speed and efficiency even surpass that of human drivers. At the same time, Pony.ai continues to improve its service capabilities by focusing on details such as vehicle management, cockpit experience, and taxi-hailing processes.
Editor: Tan Chenxi