Pony.ai × Toyota Start Mass Production of 1,000 Units: Achieving Robotaxi Profitability with a 70% Cost Reduction

On February 9, 2026, in Guangzhou, China, Pony.ai, Toyota Motor (China), and their joint venture GAC Toyota announced the start of mass production for the robotaxi-spec 'bZ4X'. This move indicates that efforts toward the commercialization of autonomous driving are expanding beyond demonstrations and limited operations to include the development of a supply system (mass production).