Toyota, an unmanned taxi in China, is ready to run the test.

Toyota Handshake Pony.ai Test Run Real bZ4X Robotaxi in China 🤩🤩 Aim to Produce One Hundred Thousand Cars ⚡⚡

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The "driverless car" is often a technology that is shown at shows, demo in closed areas, and is postponed again and again. Many companies talk about it in a big way, but few dare to bet on actual production.

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GAC Toyota announced the start of a mass production Robotaxi rollout based on the Toyota bZ4X, so it wasn't just news of the launch of the new model, it was Toyota's move that Robotaxi was no longer a "future" thing, but a business problem to answer today.

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The BZ4X Robotaxi is hardly different from the BZ4X general distribution model. Smooth design based on Toyota's new family look. C-shaped DRL lights, body dimensions and structure exactly like a production car.

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This is not a coincidence, but a clear idea that this car was not designed to create an image.

It's designed to run all day, use hard, and not break down.

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The 163 kW motor power may not be provocative in the eyes of strength lovers, but in the Robotaxi world, this is the balance between energy, durability and cost per kilometer, which is the destiny of whether a car will "make real money." This is the Toyota way of thinking, not necessarily extreme, but long-lasting and cost-controlled.

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The heart of the bZ4X Robotaxi is not on the car itself. Low is on the 7th generation of automated driving systems from Pony.ai

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Pony.ai is one of the few companies that has already passed the actual Robotaxi in China's Tier-1 cities.

Whether it's Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou or Shenzhen.

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These cities are the ultimate test fields of automation, complex traffic, difficult-to-predict road user behavior, and constantly changing environments. Toyota's choice Pony.ai clearly reflects the idea. To play this game, you have to play with people who have passed the field, not just on paper.

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Prior to the bZ4X Robotaxi, the driverless cars of the Pony.ai 5th and 6th generations used the Lexus RX450h, and the Toyota Sienna, which is also an engine or hybrid car, the bZ4X was the first Robotaxi EV of Pony.ai, and this is a major turning point of the industry.

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Because it's testing several big assumptions at the same time. Will EV withstand enough for 24-hour commercial use? Will its total lifetime cost be cheaper than a real oil car? And how stable can its electrical structure work with automated driving?

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These questions, none answered by the lab, must be answered by real cars, real runs and real risks, Pony.ai plan to expand the fleet from thousands in 2026 to 100,000 cars by 2030. This number is more important than any specification or technology.

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Because it is the dividing line between experimental projects and the city's new transportation structures, and at that level, Robotaxi will not be a toy of technology companies, but will become a basic service that permanently changes the way citizens travel.

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While some camps choose to do everything themselves, Toyota chooses a familiar route: Alliance + Specialized Aptitude, Toyota provides a practical and Pony.ai-resistant car platform for brains, systems, and data from practical applications, and GAC provides the ability to manufacture and adapt to Chinese systems. 🤩🤩

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# EV # bZ4X # Toyota # Electric car # Robot taxi