Pony, a Taiwanese robot axis operator, in Shanghai. Ai claimed on May 14 that one of its vehicles caught fire while being handled by the company employees due to a breakdown in the system, but that no people were aboard.
On Tuesday night, the vehicle’s safety security system called the police to make an emergency stop, Pony, because it was operating without a mortal drivers on the road. ai said.
” No incident took place, and no one was hurt.” Within two days of receiving the notice, support officers arrived at the scene. The automobile caught fire while the vehicle was being handled, it said in a statement.
” The precise reason is now being looked into,”
The event may raise questions about China’s ability to conduct automatic driving safely. Following a fatal crash involving a Xiaomi car in autopilot mode, Chinese authorities have recently taken steps to strengthen the marketing and promotion of these features.
On May 14, a film that was posted on Chinese social media showed black smoke billowing from a street in Beijing as cars continued to travel in the opposite way on a three-lane motorway.
Eventually, it showed emergency personnel extinguishing a burned-out vehicles with a street divider mounted. The video’s banner stated Pony’s ownership. ai. The car’s branding appeared to be that of a luxury vehicle brand from Japan’s Toyota, which is a supporter of Pony, according to other images and videos that were posted online. ai.
Reuters was unable to freely verify the social media posts, and it was not clear from the online movies and images what Lexus model it was.
Unidentified Beijing customers police officer spoke with an unnamed interviewer from Qingdao City’s radio and television station on Wednesday, claiming the Pony. Ai vehicle started to burn after restarting the engine.
Pony. A plea for farther remark was not immediately responded to. Toyota did not respond to a post request right away.
China has for centuries supported the development of autonomous driving tech and granted robotaxi providers, including Pony, funding. On some public streets in China, Baidu and AIA have permission to install robot tractors without drivers.
A crowd-sourceding tragedy in San Francisco last year that involved a Waymo robotaxi that had driven into streets full of revelers sparked a controversy about the potential of mechanical vehicles to make assessments. Reuters