Pony.ai

Total Incidents

9

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ADS

8

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ADAS

1

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Fatalities

0

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Injuries

9

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Models

3

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States

1

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Avg Pre-Crash Speed

29 mph

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Consumer Complaints

0

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NHTSA Investigations

327

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Key Findings

  • โ€ข11% of Pony.ai's incidents involve ADAS systems
  • โ€ขMost common crash scenario: Other Fixed Object in Clear conditions
  • โ€ขAverage pre-crash speed: 29 mph (vs 36 mph overall)

Top Models

ModelIncidentsFatalitiesInjuries
Kona EV5โ€”5
MKZ3โ€”3
Kona/EV1โ€”1

Top States

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Recent Incidents

2024-06Lincoln MKZFremont, CAInjury
โš ๏ธ Other Fixed Object๐ŸŽ๏ธ 30 mph๐ŸŒค๏ธ Clear

On May [XXX], 2024, the front right bumper of a Pony.ai vehicle with an advanced driver assistance system activated scraped against a flexible plastic traffic pylon on [XXX] near the intersection of [XXX] & [XXX], in Fremont, CA. There were no other vehicles, pedestrians, or road users involved. Following the incident, the safety operator pulled over in a safe location and confirmed there was only

2024-05Lincoln MKZFremont, CAInjury
โš ๏ธ Other, see Narrative๐ŸŽ๏ธ 17 mph๐ŸŒค๏ธ Clear

On April [XXX], 2024, a Pony.ai autonomous vehicle (AV) scraped a curb on [XXX] near the intersection of [XXX] & [XXX] in Fremont, CA. The vehicle was operating in supervised autonomous ("Drivered") mode. There were no other vehicles, pedestrians, or road users involved. Following the incident, the safety operator promptly drove the AV, in manual mode, to Pony.ai's Fremont office. There were no in

2023-10Lincoln MKZMilpitas, CAInjury
โš ๏ธ Other, see Narrative๐ŸŽ๏ธ 58 mph๐ŸŒค๏ธ Clear

On September [XXX], 2023, preparing to enter the [XXX] while traveling northbound on the [XXX] in Milpitas, California, a Pony.ai autonomous vehicle ("AV") collided with road debris while operating in supervised autonomous ("Drivered") mode. Immediately prior to the incident, the AV safety driver noticed a flat item in the center part of the AV's lane of travel. The AV safety driver disengaged fro

2023-06Hyundai Kona EVFremont, CAInjury
โš ๏ธ Passenger Car๐ŸŒค๏ธ Clear

On [XXX], 2023, while in supervised ("Drivered") autonomous mode with Pony.ai's ADS engaged, a Pony.ai AV was rear-ended twice, in quick succession, by a passenger vehicle. The incident occurred at the intersection of [XXX] and [XXX] in Fremont, CA. At the time of the incident, the Pony.ai AV was stopped at a red light on [XXX] at the intersection with [XXX], heading west-southwest. The incident o

2022-06Hyundai Kona EVIrvine, CAInjury
โš ๏ธ Passenger Car๐ŸŽ๏ธ 4 mph๐ŸŒค๏ธ Clear

On May [XXX], 2022, while operating in autonomous mode with a safety operator in the driver's seat, a Pony.ai Autonomous Vehicle was proceeding straight at a low speed when a passenger vehicle reversed into the side of the Pony.ai vehicle. The Pony.ai vehicle did not suffer damage. There were no injuries, the police were not called to the scene, and the Pony.ai vehicle was driven back to Pony.ai's

2022-05Hyundai Kona EVMiliptas, CAInjury
โš ๏ธ Passenger Car๐ŸŒค๏ธ Cloudy, Rain

On April [XXX], 2022, while operating in autonomous mode with a safety operator in the driver's seat, a Pony.ai Autonomous Vehicle was parked in a parking lot when a passenger vehicle reversed into the Pony.ai vehicle. The Pony.ai vehicle sustained minor damage to the driver's side rear door. There were no injuries, the police were not called to the scene, and the Pony.ai vehicle was driven back t

2022-04Hyundai Kona EVTustin, CAInjury
โš ๏ธ Other, see Narrative๐ŸŽ๏ธ 23 mph๐ŸŒค๏ธ Cloudy, Rain

On March [XXX], 2022, while in supervised ("Drivered") autonomous mode traveling eastbound in the right lane of [XXX] in Tustin, CA, a Pony.ai Autonomous Vehicle drove over a temporary sign that had previously fallen over and was lying flat on its side in the travel lane. The impact redirected the vehicle towards the curb. The Safety Operator took control, disengaging autonomous mode, braked, and

2021-11Hyundai Kona/EVFremont, CAInjury
โš ๏ธ Other Fixed Object๐ŸŽ๏ธ 35 mph๐ŸŒค๏ธ Clear

On October [XXX], 2021, after turning right onto [XXX] from [XXX], the Pony.ai Autonomous Vehicle ("Pony.ai AV") performed a left lane change maneuver in autonomous mode (SAE L4). While performing the lane change, the Pony.ai AV came into contact with a center divider on [XXX]. and the traffic sign that was posted on the divider. The Pony.ai AV suffered moderate damage to the front of the vehicle

-00Hyundai Kona EVFremont, CAInjury
โš ๏ธ Other Fixed Object๐ŸŽ๏ธ 35 mph๐ŸŒค๏ธ Clear

CONTEXT AND HISTORY FOR THIS "OTHER" UPDATED REPORT: Pony.ai originally submitted a monthly report on November [XXX], 2021, and an amended and corrected report on November [XXX], 2021. As required by the SGO, Pony.ai submitted a "10-day" update to the amended report on November [XXX], 2021. Subsequently, in a November [XXX], 2021 meeting with NHTSA, Pony.ai presented a full report regarding the c

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