Pony.ai approved for partialy driverless truck platooning test

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Beijing (Gasgoo)-  Autonomous driving solution developer Pony.ai announced it achieved a significant breakthrough in autonomous trucking by becoming the first company authorized to conduct platooning tests with follow vehicles operating with an empty driver's seat in China. Photo credit: Pony.ai As the only enterprise licensed for inter-provincial autonomous driving testing across Beijing, Tianjin, and Hebei, Pony.ai will begin driverless platooning tests and freight services on the Jingjintang Expressway.   The new permit allows Pony.ai to perform "1+N" platooning tests, where one lead truck guides multiple autonomous follow vehicles without drivers in the driver's seat. This development marks a critical step toward large-scale commercialization of autonomous trucking. Pony.ai aims to advance its technology further, enabling fully driverless operations for follow vehicles and significantly reducing logistics costs.   Since launching autonomous freight services on the Jingjintang ………………………………