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China's Momenta, Pony.ai expand autonomous driving operations in Europe

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Chinese autonomous driving companies Momenta and Pony.ai are expanding their presence and partnerships in Europe. Momenta has received positive analyst coverage from Deutsche Bank, which initiated coverage with a "Buy" rating and a target price significantly above its current share price, citing its leading market share in urban navigation on autopilot systems and collaborations with major global automakers. Pony.ai, backed by Baidu, is broadening its partnership with Uber, aiming to deploy over 2,000 robotaxis across five European cities. AI

IMPACT Accelerates global deployment of Level 4 autonomous driving technology and robotaxi services.

RANK_REASON International expansion and significant analyst coverage of autonomous driving companies. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.7]

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China's Momenta, Pony.ai expand autonomous driving operations in Europe

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Zoe SL Chan ·

    China’s self-driving push gains ground in Europe as Momenta, Pony.ai expand

    China’s autonomous-driving ambitions are winning growing recognition in Europe, with Deutsche Bank raising its target price for Momenta following a key regulatory breakthrough, and Pony.ai expanding its European robotaxi roll-out alongside Uber Technologies. In a research note re…

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