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Pony.ai Gen-4 autonomous truck
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Pony.ai · self-driving truck

Pony.ai Gen-4 autonomous truck

Pony.ai's fourth-generation heavy truck on SANY and Dongfeng Liuzhou battery-electric platforms, using fully automotive-grade parts shared with its robotaxi system and a redundant by-wire chassis. It is designed for 20,000 operating hours or 1 million km, and for '1+4' platoons with one driven lead truck and four driverless followers.

Price
—no price published; Pony.ai says the self-driving kit costs about 70% less than the previous generation
Autonomy
Level 4No driver needed in its area
Driverless
TestingDriverless tests only
Fleet
2026Reported; details below
Speed
—Not published
Range
—Not published
Compare with Aurora Driver first-generation truck (PACCAR Peterbilt / Kenworth)

Why it matters

Pony.ai Gen-4 autonomous truck is on the market today.

Real-world use

In production by August 2026, with batches entering commercial service and dozens planned for Shenzhen's Mawan Port; Pony.ai targets 500 to 1,000 units in China within two to three years (CnEVPost, Aug 2026).

Timeline

First shown
2025-11-19
Released
2026
Pony.ai Gen-4 truck lineup announcement

Maker

Pony.aiCompany

How it drives

Fleet and city figures move fast; each carries its date and who reported it.

Driverless status
Driverless tests only
Where it runs
China, including Shenzhen Mawan Port project and Sinotrans freight (Pony.ai via CnEVPost, Aug 2026)
Fleet
batches entering service; total not published (CnEVPost, Aug 2026)
SAE level
Level 4: drives itself with no one at the controls inside its approved area

Public attention

How much public attention Pony.ai Gen-4 autonomous truck gets, from open data.

  • No Wikipedia article of its own yet
  • No recent press stories listed yet

Measures how much people read and write about a robot, not how good it is. Measured 2026-10-14; same method for every robot. How it is measured

Made, sold and where

No production or sales figures published yet.

Price
Not publishedno price published; Pony.ai says the self-driving kit costs about 70% less than the previous generation
How to get one
No official buying page found

Side by side with its peers

Picked by the same rules for every robot: another maker’s robot that moves the same way, is at the same stage and does at least one of the same main jobs, first shown within two years. Closer size and price rank higher. How we choose

Full comparison
MeasurePony.ai Gen-4 autonomous truckPony.ai Gen-4 autonomous truckPony.ai with SANY Truck and Dongfeng Liuzhou MotorAurora Driver first-generation truck (PACCAR Peterbilt / Kenworth)Aurora Driver first-generation truck (PACCAR Peterbilt / Kenworth)Aurora Innovation with PACCARSame job: freight · Both on wheels · Both on sale or in pilotsBot Auto autonomous truck (retrofitted Freightliner)Bot Auto autonomous truck (retrofitted Freightliner)Bot AutoSame job: freight · Both on wheels · Both on sale or in pilotsVolvo VNL Autonomous powered by the Waabi DriverVolvo VNL Autonomous powered by the Waabi DriverWaabi with Volvo Autonomous SolutionsSame job: freight · Both on wheels · Both on sale or in pilots
First shown2025-11-192025-05-012025-092025-10
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Sources

Figures come from the maker. Every link below backs something on this page.

Pony.ai via AAP/Cision Pony.ai Announces Gen-4 Autonomous Truck Lineup, Set for Mass Production and Deployment in 2026 TechNode Pony.ai to begin mass production of fourth-generation autonomous trucks next year CnEVPost Pony AI plans to deploy up to 1,000 Gen-4 autonomous heavy trucks in 2-3 years

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