Incident 151: California Regulator Suspended Pony.ai's Driverless Testing Permit Following a Non-Fatal Collision

Description: A Pony.ai vehicle operating in autonomous mode crashed into a center divider and a traffic sign in San Francisco, prompting a regulator to suspend the driverless testing permit for the startup.

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Alleged: Pony.ai developed and deployed an AI system, which harmed San Francisco city government.

Incident Stats

Incident ID
151
Report Count
10
Incident Date
2021-10-28
Editors
Sean McGregor, Khoa Lam

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Autonomous Driving

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Image Segmentation

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Generalization Failure

Report of Traffic Collision Involving an Autonomous Vehicle
dmv.ca.gov · 2021

On October 28, 2021, after turning right onto Fremont Blvd from Cushing Pkwy, the Pony.ai Autonomous Vehicle ("Pony.ai AV") performed a left lane change maneuver in autonomous mode. While performing the lane change, the Pony.ai AV came into…

California suspends Pony.ai's driverless testing after accident
therobotreport.com · 2021

Following an accident on October 28, 2021 while operating a vehicle in autonomous mode, Pony.ai‘s driverless testing permit has been suspended by the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV). This is the first time the state of Califor…

California halts Pony.ai's driverless testing permit after accident
reuters.com · 2021

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 13 (Reuters) - A California regulator on Monday said it has suspended a driverless testing permit for startup technology firm Pony.ai following an accident - the first time it has issued such a suspension.

On Oct. 28, a P…

California suspends Toyota-backed Pony.ai's driverless testing permit
engadget.com · 2021

Pony.ai, a Chinese autonomous driving company backed by Toyota, can no longer test fully self driving vehicles in California, for now at least. According to Reuters, the DMV suspended its driverless testing permit on November 19th, a few we…

Pony.ai’s permit to test driverless vehicles in California is suspended after crash
theverge.com · 2021

One of the company’s AVs collided with a center divider in October.

Pony.ai, an autonomous vehicle startup based in Silicon Valley and Guangzhou, China, is temporarily unable to test driverless vehicles in California after a vehicle crash l…

California suspends Pony.ai driverless test permit after crash
techcrunch.com · 2021

Pony.ai, a Chinese autonomous driving startup with an office in the U.S., has paused its driverless pilot fleet in California six months after it was approved by local regulators to test autonomous vehicles without a human safety driver.

On…

California DMV Suspends Pony.ai Driverless Testing Permit After Small Crash
autoevolution.com · 2021

Founded in 2015 by two former Baidu developers, Pony.ai is the first company to test driverless vehicles on public roads in both the United States and China. After getting approval to test autonomous vehicles in California in May 2021, the …

At-Fault Robotaxi Accidents For Waymo, Pony.AI, Olli And What They Mean For The Future
forbes.com · 2021

Three different robotaxi-related accidents at the end of this year raise some interesting issues about what they mean going forward. This includes a serious injury accident when an Olli shuttle near Toronto ran off the road, the loss of Pon…

Startup Pony.ai agrees to automated driving software recall
reuters.com · 2022

WASHINGTON, March 8 (Reuters) - Startup technology firm Pony.ai agreed to issue a recall for some versions of its autonomous driving system software after an October crash in California, U.S. regulators said on Tuesday.

The recall covers th…

Pony.ai to issue recall of autonomous driving software
techcrunch.com · 2022

Autonomous vehicle startup Pony.ai will issue a recall for three vehicles following an October crash in California, according to the National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration (NHTSA).

The agency said on Tuesday that this was the fi…

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