Hyundai Motor collaborates with Pony.ai and Via to launch BotRide.

Auto Business News-October 28, 2019--Hyundai Motor collaborates with Pony.ai and Via to launch BotRide

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Auto Business News - 28 October 2019

South Korea-based Hyundai Motor Company (KSE: 005380), has collaborated with Pony.ai and Via to launch BotRide, a shared, on-demand, autonomous vehicle service operating on public roads.

A fleet of self-driving Hyundai KONA Electric SUVs is to provide a free ride-sharing service to the local community of Irvine, California effective November 4, 2019.

BotRide will operate from November 4, 2019 until January 31, 2020 as part of the program's pilot phase.

The South Korea-based automaker has collaborated with Pony.ai to build the self-driving system and with Via to create the BotRide on-demand ridesharing technology and application. Using the BotRide app...

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