Ngokombiko we-Yonhap News Agency wangomhla zingama-30 ngesikhathi sendawo, inkampani yaseKorea yezokuhamba ezizishayelayo i-FutureLink isisayine isivumelwano sokubambisana ngamasu no-Pony.ai, ihlela ukuhlinzeka ngemisebenzi yokuhamba yezentengiso emakethe yaseKorea, esekelwe kuma-Robotaxi esizukulwane sesi-7 ka-Pony.ai.
Lezi zinkampani ezimbili zenze ukuhlolwa kobuchwepheshe bokushayela ngokuzenzakalela endaweni yokubonisa ukushayela ngokuzenzakalela eGangnam, eSeoul, ngonyaka odlule, zahamba cishe amakhilomitha angu-80 000 ngaphandle kwengozi. Usayizi ohleliwe wesigaba sokuqala sokwethulwa ngokwentengiso ungama-200 ezimoto, ezizokwenziwa yi-BAIC, futhi kulindeleke ukuthi zithole izitifiketi ezifanele kuhulumeni waseKorea ngo-2028.
I-FutureLink no-Pony.ai bazosungula inkampani ehlanganyelwe eKorea. I-FutureLink izobhekelela ukuthola izimvume zokusebenza nokuphathwa komkhumbi wezimoto, kanti u-Pony.ai uzohlinzeka ngosekelo lobuchwepheshe bokushayela ngokuzenzakalela. I-FutureLink ithe idatha eqoqwe eKorea ngeke idluliselwe kwamanye amazwe.