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    Chinese autonomous driving firm Pony.ai launched commercial robotaxi services in Zagreb, Croatia on April 8. Photo:Courtesy of Pony.ai
Chinese autonomous-driving company Pony.ai said on Monday that its cumulative autonomous-driving distance worldwide has surpassed 100 million kilometers, marking the latest milestone as China's driverless sector moves from technology validation toward mass production and scaled commercial deployment.
The milestone comes as L4 autonomous driving gains commercial traction across passenger transport and logistics in China, while Chinese companies are accelerating overseas deployment through partnerships with local operators in markets including Europe and Southeast Asia.
Industry experts said that the significance goes beyond rising distance. As commercialization gathers pace, the next phase of competition will increasingly hinge on whether autonomous-driving technology can be deployed at scale, brought down to commercially viable costs and replicated across different transport scenarios and markets.
At a recent media briefing, Pony.ai said that its fourth-generation L4 autonomous electric heavy-duty truck had entered mass production, with commercial operations expected to begin in the coming months. The company plans to deploy 500 to 1,000 trucks over the next two to three years across long-haul freight, bulk cargo transport and port logistics.
A notable part of that transition is the sharp decline in costs. Autonomous-driving hardware costs for Pony.ai's fourth-generation heavy truck are about 70 percent lower than for the previous generation, according to the company.
Similar cost reductions are also emerging in robotaxis. Pony.ai said on its official blog that the bill-of-materials cost of the autonomous-driving kit for its seventh-generation robotaxi has fallen 70 percent from the previous generation, helping the company achieve unit-economics breakeven in Guangzhou and Shenzhen, South China's Guangdong Province.
China's autonomous-driving sector is moving from technology validation to large-scale commercial deployment, underpinned by the rapid accumulation of real-world driving data, Pan Helin, a member of the Expert Committee for the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, told the Global Times on Monday. 
"Continuous road testing allows L4 systems to better adapt to local traffic conditions, laying the groundwork for wider commercial use," Pan said.
China has opened multiple cities to autonomous-driving applications, with commercialization gathering pace. As deployment expands and marginal technology costs fall, autonomous driving is expected to unlock significant commercial value and emerge as a new form of mobility, veteran industry analyst Liu Dingding told the Global Times.
Pony.ai aims to expand its robotaxi fleet to more than 3,000 vehicles by the end of 2026 and operate in 20 cities worldwide, with nearly half of those cities overseas. It also plans to develop an international version of its seventh-generation robotaxi tailored to different regulatory requirements and infrastructure, supporting the deployment of more than 1,000 vehicles in overseas markets. 
Pony.ai's ambition also reflects a broader push by Chinese autonomous-driving companies to expand overseas.
On August 3, WeRide announced a partnership with Danish shared-mobility platform GreenMobility to deploy autonomous ride-hailing services in Denmark, marking its first entry into the Nordic region and sixth European market. Subject to regulatory approval, the service is expected to open to the public in the first half of 2027 using WeRide's latest GXR L4 robotaxi.
WeRide said on its website that its autonomous-driving products are now deployed in more than 40 cities across 12 countries. The company holds autonomous-driving permits in eight markets and operates a global L4 fleet of more than 3,000 vehicles.
A similar expansion is taking place in public transport. On July 17, Chinese autonomous-driving company MOGOX announced a strategic partnership with Singapore-based ComfortDelGro Bus. The two companies will cooperate on autonomous-vehicle deployment and operations, commercial expansion and coordination with regulators.
Pan said that China's autonomous-driving sector has two key advantages: a broad supplier base for major components and a large domestic market that allows companies to deploy services widely and accumulate real-world data. Advances in simulation and synthetic-data technologies have further strengthened the sector's ability to train and refine autonomous-driving systems.
Liu pointed to the cost benefits of scale. As deployment expands, the cost of key automotive-grade components such as lidar and chips continues to fall, improving the economics of commercial operations and creating more room for technological iteration, he said.
。    '농촌체류형 쉼터’ 외국인 계절근로자 숙소 활용 제도화 제안                   ▲성주군청 전경ⓒ성주구전화식 경북 성주군수는 26일 도내 22개 시장, 군수가 참석한 '민선9기 첫 경북시장군수협의회 정기회의'에서 ‘외국인 계절근로자 주거안정 확보를 위한 농지법 개정' 제안 및 관계부처 제도개선을 요청했다. 이날 전화식 군수는 “전국 농촌은 고령화와 인구감소로 외국인 계절근로자가 필수 인력으로 자리잡았으며, 특히, 우리 성주군은 외국인 계절근로자의 노동 비중이 급격히 증가하고 있으나, 최근 외국인 근로자 숙소기준이 강화되면서 기존 이동식 컨테이너 형태 숙소를 활용하기 어려워지는 등 농가 숙소 마련 부담이 커지고 있다”며 어려움을 토로했다. 이어 전 군수는 "농촌체류형 쉼터가 가설건축물 신고, 도로 접도, 소방시설 설치 등 일정한 안전기준을 갖춘 시설임에도 외국인 계절근로자의 숙소로는 활용할 수 없는 현행 제도에 현실적인 괴리가 있다​"고 지적하면서, "숙소 확보가 어려울 경우 농가의 비용 부담 증가 뿐만 아니라, 숙소 기준을 충족하지 못한 농가의 외국인 계절근로자 배정이 제한돼 농번기 인력난과 농가소득 감소로 이어질 수 있다"는 우려도 제기했다. 그러면서 전 군수는 "농지법 시행규칙 제3조의2에 단서를 신설해 법무부를 통해 적법하게 외국인 계절근로자를 고용한 농업인에 한해 근로계약 기간 동안 농촌체류형 쉼터를 계절근로자의 임시숙소로 사용할 수 있도록 허용건의와 함께, 농림축산식품부는 농촌체류형 쉼터의 외국인 계절근로자 숙소 활용 근거 마련을, 고용노동부는 외국인근로자 숙소 운영기준에 농촌체류형 쉼터를 포함하는 방안을, 법무부는 농촌체류형 쉼터를 외국인 계절근로자의 적법한 체류지로 등록할 수 있도록 관련 기준을 개선해 줄 것"을 강력 요청했다. 전화식 성주군수는 “현장의 여건을 고려하지 않은 일률적인 숙소 기준보다는 안전성을 확보하면서도 농가에게 현실적으로 도움을 줄 수 있는 제도적 대안이 필요하다"며, "앞으로도 군민에게 도움이 되는 사안에 대해서는 법령 개정을 통해서라도 개선하는 등 적극적이고, 실천하는 행정을 펼치겠다”고 의지를 밝혔다. 한편 성주군은 이번 제도 개선이 이뤄질 경우 외국인 계절근로자에게 적법하고 안전한 숙소를 제공해 주거환경과 인권을 보호하는 동시에 농번기 인력난 해소와 농업 생산성 향상에도 기여할 수 있을 것으로 기대하고 있으며, 무허가 컨테이너나 창고형 숙소를 적법한 시설로 전환해 농촌 현장의 법적 안정성을 높이는 효과도 있을 것으로 전망했다.。

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