China's Pony.ai to test driverless vehicles in California

In this undated photo, Pony.ai's fleet of autonomous driving vehicles in Beijing. - CHINADAILY.COM.CN

LOS ANGELES (Xinhua): Chinese autonomous vehicle startup Pony.ai has received a permit from California's Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) to test its driverless cars without human safety drivers behind the wheel on specified streets in the state's three cities.

According to a statement released by DMV, the permit issued to Pony.ai on Friday authorised the company to test driverless vehicles on public roads in Fremont, Milpitas and Irvine.