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inDrive and Pony.ai Announce Collaboration to Explore Autonomous Mobility in Kazakhstan ...
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Fusion42 · 23 October 2026 · Fusion42 review
inDrive, Pony.ai, and NVIDIA have formed a partnership to pilot Level 4 autonomous robotaxis in Kazakhstan, starting in the capital Astana, leveraging NVIDIA's AI driving platform and Kazakhstan's regulatory framework for driverless vehicles.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Micromobility.
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You can now use Kazakhstan as a testbed for deploying autonomous ride-hailing services with a regulatory green light and proven tech from Pony.ai and NVIDIA. This opens a rare door for mobility founders to trial driverless fleets in a challenging cold-weather environment.
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