A new self-driving car developer is setting up shop in Tucson

David Wichner Pony.ai, a developer of self-driving cars based in China and Silicon Valley, will begin testing its autonomous vehicles in Tucson, with trained safety drivers behind the wheel, in a partnership with Pima Community College.

Pony.ai, which is backed by Japanese auto giant Toyota and other manufacturers, had been testing self-driving cars in California since 2021. But its state permit was suspended after a minor crash of one if its cars in Fremont last October. “Pony.ai’s decision to select Tucson for their new autonomous passenger vehicle testing operations is further validation that Southern Arizona is an emerging player in the autonomous vehicle industry,” Sun Corridor President and CEO Joe Snell said.

Following the October crash of a Pony.ai test car, the company voluntarily recalled software used in several cars after an investigation by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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