Bolt, Pony.ai and Stellantis have launched an autonomous vehicle testing programme in Luxembourg to evaluate real-world urban deployment of self-driving technology.
The pilot will assess the safety, performance and regulatory readiness of Pony.ai’s Gen-7 autonomous vehicles operating in live city traffic.
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Stellantis will supply a midsize van built on its Level 4 (L4)-Ready Platform, while Bolt will contribute its ride-hailing infrastructure and marketplace capabilities.
The three companies are establishing a “living lab” pilot to test the technologies and operational processes required for autonomous mobility services in urban environments.
Areas under evaluation include vehicle deployment, ride-hailing platform integration, fleet operations and regulatory coordination.
Bolt founder and CEO Markus Villig said: “Autonomous mobility technology is already transforming transportation around the world, and as the only independent, European-founded ride-hailing platform competing globally, we want to be at the forefront of scaling this revolutionary technology in Europe.”
Under the agreed division of responsibilities, Bolt will provide ride-hailing platform expertise, Stellantis will contribute vehicle engineering, manufacturing capabilities and L4-Ready Platforms, and Pony.ai will supply autonomous driving technology and operational experience.
The partners have said they aim to achieve driverless readiness before the programme concludes.
The initiative represents Bolt’s foray into autonomous mobility and forms part of a broader strategy to expand such services across European cities.
For Stellantis, it extends its autonomous mobility partner ecosystem in Europe and aligns with its wider driverless mobility strategy centred on L4-Ready Platforms.
Stellantis chief engineering and technology officer Ned Curic added: “At Stellantis, our L4-Ready Platforms are designed to deliver flexible, scalable solutions across multiple vehicle segments. By working with partners like Bolt and Pony.ai, we aim to bring driverless mobility into everyday life in a way that is safe, efficient and easy to use.”
Last October, Stellantis unveiled a collaboration with Nvidia, Uber Technologies and Foxconn to jointly develop and deploy L4 autonomous vehicles for robotaxi services across international markets.
That move followed Stellantis’ agreement with Pony.ai to pilot autonomous vehicles in Europe, which the company described as a step toward broader adoption of driverless mobility.
