Chinese Company Envisions 100,000 Self-Driving Trucks on Road by 2030
The ambitious plan comes as autonomous truck development lags behind that of autonomous cars.
August 12, 2026
Self-driving tech vendor Pony.ai has revealed bold plans to scale its autonomous truck rollout.
The company, based in Guangzhou, says it can deploy between 500 to 1,000 self-driving heavy-duty trucks in its home country over the next two to three years.
However, the scale of Pony.ai’s ambitions for its light-duty trucks is significant, with 100,000 targeted to hit the road by 2030.
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