PONY AI Inc. Scales with 160% Robotaxi Revenues Growth YoY and 500%+ Fare-Charging Revenues Surge YoY in Q4, Targeting Deployment in 20+ Cities by Year-End

PONY AI Inc. Scales with 160% Robotaxi Revenues Growth YoY and 500%+ Fare-Charging Revenues Surge YoY in Q4, Targeting Deployment in 20+ Cities by Year-End PONY AI Inc. Scales with 160% Robotaxi Revenues Growth YoY and 500%+ Fare-Charging Revenues Surge YoY in Q4, Targeting Deployment in 20+ Cities by Year-End GlobeNewswire March 26, 2026

NEW YORK, March 26, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pony AI Inc. (“Pony.ai” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: PONY; HKEX: 2026), a global leader in achieving large-scale mass production and commercialization of autonomous driving technology, today announced its unaudited financial results for the quarter and full year ended December 31, 2025.

Dr. James Peng, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Pony.ai, commented, “2025 marked an amazing year for Pony.ai. We realized scaling-up in top-line, Robotaxi fleet size, operational footprint and user base, while validating our business model by achieving unit economics (“UE”) breakeven in multiple tier-one cities in China. As we look to 2026, it will be a year of accelerating growth. Crucially, our strategic partnership with Toyota has further enabled the mass production of our Gen-7 Robotaxis, securing 1,000 vehicles to directly fuel this expansion. We will accelerate top-line growth at faster speed, scale up fleet size to over 3,000 and expand operational areas to deploy Robotaxis in more than 20 cities globally. To achieve these goals, we will employ a dual-engine strategy, together with the joint deployment model, to accelerate our top-line growth momentum in both domestic and overseas markets.”

Dr. Tiancheng Lou, Chief Technology Officer of Pony.ai, commented, “The robotaxi is the first true application of physical AI, with its core differentiator lying in driving capability, an area where our competitive edge remains unparalleled across the industry. Our PonyWorld model and AI Virtual Driver deliver a demonstrably superior ride experience, seamlessly navigating peak-hour traffic, extreme weather, and complex road conditions. This translates into more convenient pickup and drop-off points and no unnecessary detours, fostering greater user willingness to pay. In turn, this enables us to implement balanced pricing, the key drivers behind our positive UE. By continuously pushing the boundaries of our AI capabilities, we aim to widen our technology moat and bring autonomous driving everywhere.”

Dr. Leo Wang, Chief Financial Officer of Pony.ai, commented, “In the fourth quarter, we once again accelerated our growth momentum with Robotaxi as our key engine, delivering a remarkable 160% year-over-year revenue growth with a surge of over 500% in our fare-charging revenues. This rapid scaling fueled consecutive UE breakeven in multiple cities, proving the effectiveness of our commercialization strategy. Furthermore, our first-ever quarterly GAAP-level net profit also demonstrated the success of our strategic investments across the ecosystem. We are making front-loaded investment to drive our commercialization at a quicker pace. Backed by our strengthened balance sheet and disciplined investments, we are poised for our next phase of accelerating growth.”

Scaling Robotaxi Services Through Accelerated Market Expansion and Ecosystem Partnerships

Premium User Experience Driven by Exceptional AI Driving Capabilities

Unlocking New Frontiers Through Our Autonomous Driving Platform

1 As of March 25, 2026, 1,446 Robotaxi vehicles had been produced.
2 At the date of March 22, 2026
3 By February 16, 2026

Unaudited Fourth Quarter 2025 Financial Results

(in USD thousands) Three Months Ended Year Ended
December 31,
2024
 December 31,
2025
 December 31,
2024
 December 31,
2025
         
Revenues:       
Robotaxi services 2,565 6,657 7,266 16,607
Robotruck services 12,958 13,118 40,365 40,601
Licensing and applications 19,993 9,350 27,394 32,793
Total revenues 35,516 29,125 75,025 90,001
         

Cost of Revenues

Gross Profit and Gross Margin

Operating Expenses

Operating expenses were US$77.6 million (RMB542.6 million) in the fourth quarter of 2025, representing a decrease of 57.0% from US$180.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2024. The decrease was primarily associated with the share-based compensation expenses recognized related to the US IPO in the fourth quarter of 2024. Non-GAAP4 operating expenses were US$69.6 million (RMB486.7 million) in the fourth quarter of 2025, representing an increase of 25.0% from US$55.7 million in the fourth quarter of 2024.

Loss from Operations

Net Income (Loss)

Basic and Diluted Net Income (Loss) per Ordinary Share

Balance Sheet

Unaudited Full Year 2025 Financial Results

Revenues

Cost of Revenues

Gross Profit and Gross Margin

Operating Expenses

Loss from Operations

Net Loss

Basic and Diluted Net Loss per Ordinary Share

4 Non-GAAP financial measures exclude share-based compensation expenses, changes in fair value of warrants liability and changes in fair value of trading securities. Such adjustment has no impact on income tax. For further details, see the “Unaudited Reconciliation of U.S. GAAP and Non-GAAP Results” set forth at the end of this earnings release. For the purpose of better reviewing and assessing the Company’s operating performance, the Company has redefined the non-GAAP adjustment items to include “changes in fair value of trading securities” within reconciliation of U.S. GAAP and non-GAAP results to eliminate the future fluctuation of the price of trading securities. The comparative figures for the prior periods have been retrospectively restated.

Conference Call

Pony.ai will hold a conference call at 8:00 AM U.S. Eastern Time on Thursday, March 26, 2026 (8:00 PM Beijing/Hong Kong Time on the same day) to discuss financial results and answer questions from investors and analysts.

For participants who wish to join the call by phone, please complete the online registration process using the link provided below prior to the scheduled call start time. Upon registration, participants will receive a confirmation email containing dial-in numbers, passcode, and a unique access PIN.

Participant Online Registration: https://dpregister.com/sreg/10206805/103585a34e7

A replay of the conference call will be accessible through April 2, 2026, by dialing the following numbers:

United States:1-855-669-9658
International:1-412-317-0088
Replay Access Code:8943112
  

Additionally, a live and archived webcast of the conference call will be available on the Company’s investor relations website at https://ir.pony.ai.

Exchange Rate

This press release contains translations of certain RMB amounts into U.S. dollars (“USD”) at specified rates solely for the convenience of the reader. Unless otherwise stated, all translations from RMB to USD were made at the rate of RMB6.9931 to US$1.00, the noon buying rate in effect on December 31, 2025, in the H.10 statistical release of the Federal Reserve Board. The Company makes no representation that the RMB or USD amounts referred could be converted into USD or RMB, as the case may be, at any particular rate or at all. For analytical presentation, all percentages are calculated using the numbers presented in the financial statements contained in this earnings release.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

The Company uses non-GAAP financial measures, such as non-GAAP research and development expenses, non-GAAP selling, general and administrative expenses, non-GAAP operating expenses, non-GAAP loss from operations, non-GAAP net loss, non-GAAP net loss attributable to Pony AI Inc., non-GAAP basic and diluted net loss per ordinary share, and non-GAAP free cash flows, in evaluating its operating results and for financial and operational decision-making purposes. By excluding the impact of share-based compensation expenses, changes in fair value of warrants liability and changes in fair value of trading securities, the Company believes that the non-GAAP financial measures help identify underlying trends in its business and enhance the overall understanding of the Company’s past performance and future prospects. The Company also believes that the non-GAAP financial measures allow for greater visibility with respect to key metrics used by the Company’s management in its financial and operational decision-making.

The non-GAAP financial measures are not presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP and may be different from non-GAAP methods of accounting and reporting used by other companies. The non-GAAP financial measures have limitations as analytical tools and when assessing the Company’s operating performance, investors should not consider them in isolation, or as a substitute for financial information prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The Company encourages investors and others to review its financial information in its entirety and not rely on a single financial measure.

The Company mitigates these limitations by reconciling the non-GAAP financial measures to the most comparable U.S. GAAP performance measures, all of which should be considered when evaluating the Company’s performance.

For more information on the non-GAAP financial measures, please see the table captioned “Unaudited Reconciliation of U.S. GAAP and Non-GAAP Results” set forth at the end of this earnings release.

About Pony AI Inc.

Pony AI Inc. (NASDAQ: PONY; HKEX: 2026), founded in 2016, is a global leader in achieving large-scale mass production and commercialization of autonomous driving technology. Pony.ai is committed to delivering safe, advanced, and reliable autonomous driving technology and solutions. At the heart of Pony.ai’s strategy is its proprietary world model PonyWorld and its Virtual Driver technology. Together, they power the development and scaling of its Robotaxi services, Robotruck services, and licensing and applications businesses. With operations spanning China, Europe, East Asia, the Middle East, and beyond, Pony.ai stands among a select few companies globally to achieve fully driverless commercial operations. Pony.ai has forged deep and extensive partnerships across the autonomous driving value chain, enabling it to accelerate the commercialization of autonomous driving in line with its ultimate vision: “Autonomous Mobility Everywhere.” For more information, please visit: https://ir.pony.ai.

Safe Harbor Statement

This press release contains statements that may constitute "forward-looking" statements pursuant to the "safe harbor" provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as "will," "expects," "anticipates," "aims," "future," "intends," "plans," "believes," "estimates," "likely to," and similar statements. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about Pony.ai’s beliefs, plans, and expectations, such as the expected fleet size and expected city deployment, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties. Further information regarding these and other risks is included in Pony.ai’s filings with the SEC and the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. All information provided in this press release is as of the date of this press release, and Pony.ai does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement, except as required under applicable law.

For investor inquiries, please contact:

Pony.ai
Investor Relations
Email: ir@pony.ai

 

Pony AI Inc.
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(All amounts in USD thousands)

As ofAs of
December 31, 2024 December 31, 2025
     
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents535,976 293,489
Restricted cash, current21 1,936
Short-term investments209,035 872,158
Accounts receivable, net28,555 23,644
Amounts due from related parties, current8,322 11,338
Prepaid expenses and other current assets52,713 48,074
Total current assets834,622 1,250,639
Non-current assets:   
Restricted cash, non-current175 288
Property, equipment and software, net17,241 60,467
Operating lease right-of-use assets13,342 14,811
Long-term investments130,799 454,942
Prepayment for long-term investments 52,823 25,000
Other non-current assets1,819 6,690
Total non-current assets216,199 562,198
Total assets1,050,821 1,812,837
Liabilities and ShareholdersEquity   
Current liabilities:   
Accounts payable and other current liabilities66,548 85,261
Operating lease liabilities, current3,438 4,792
Amounts due to related parties, current 900 1,422
Total current liabilities70,886 91,475
Operating lease liabilities, non-current9,835 10,375
Other non-current liabilities1,389 1,988
Total liabilities82,110 103,838
Total Pony AI Inc. shareholders’ equity951,122 1,652,277
Non-controlling interests17,589 56,722
Total shareholders’ equity968,711 1,708,999
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity1,050,821 1,812,837



Pony AI Inc.
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive (Loss) Income
(All amounts in USD thousands, except for share and per share data)

  Three Months Ended Year Ended
December
31, 2024
 December
31, 2025
 December
31, 2024
 December
31, 2025
         
Revenues:            
Service revenues 29,566  19,738  67,415  56,714 
Product revenues 5,950  9,387  7,610  33,287 
Total Revenues 35,516  29,125   75,025  90,001 
Cost of revenues(28,060) (25,412) (63,622) (75,840)
Gross profit7,456  3,713  11,403  14,161 
Operating expenses:       
Research and development expenses(147,840) (60,519) (240,179) (217,419)
Selling, general and administrative expenses(32,714) (17,067) (56,747) (57,599)
Total operating expenses(180,554) (77,586) (296,926) (275,018)
Loss from operations(173,098) (73,873) (285,523) (260,857)
Investment income5,336  8,963  20,378  42,985 
Changes in fair value of warrants liability-  -  5,617  - 
Changes in fair value of trading securities (14,924) 132,477  (21,285) 128,031 
Other income, net1,568  7,885  5,808  13,083 
(Loss) Income before income tax(181,118) 75,452  (275,005) (76,758)
Income tax expenses -  -  (1) - 
Net (loss) income(181,118) 75,452  (275,006) (76,758)
Net (loss) income attributable to non-controlling interests(204) 52,020  (885) 57,211 
Net (loss) income attributable to Pony AI Inc.(180,914) 23,432  (274,121) (133,969)
Weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding used in computing net (loss) income per ordinary share, basic182,347,578  

414,661,510
  114,318,765  379,914,317 
Weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding used in computing net (loss) income per ordinary share, diluted182,347,578  

422,015,136
  114,318,765  379,914,317 
Net (loss) income per ordinary share, basic(0.99) 0.06  (2.40) (0.35)
Net (loss) income per ordinary share, diluted(0.99) 0.06  (2.40) (0.35)
Net (loss) income(181,118) 75,452  (275,006) (76,758)
Other comprehensive income (loss):        
Foreign currency translation adjustments(4,900) 2,517  (2,952) 3,933 
Unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale investments19,359  (17,317) 16,089  (30,609)
Total other comprehensive income (loss)14,459  (14,800) 13,137  (26,676)
Total comprehensive (loss) income (166,659) 60,652  (261,869) (103,434)
Less: Comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interests6,835  45,945  6,444  45,568 
Total comprehensive (loss) income attributable to Pony AI Inc.(173,494) 14,707  (268,313) (149,002)



Pony AI Inc.
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(All amounts in USD thousands)

  Three Months Ended Year Ended
  December
31
, 2024
 December
31
, 2025
 December
31
, 2024
 December
31
, 2025
         
Net cash used in operating activities (30,997) (28,590) (110,758) (164,955)
Net cash used in investing activities (78,109) (601,698) (181,267) (889,160)
Net cash provided by financing activities 408,243  825,682  407,389  814,833 
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash(3,311) (371) (5,397) (1,177)
Net change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash 295,826  195,023  109,967  (240,459)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period 240,346  100,690  426,205  536,172 
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period 536,172  295,713  536,172  295,713 
         


Pony AI Inc.
Reconciliation of U.S. GAAP and Non-GAAP Results
(All amounts in USD thousands, except for share and per share data)

  Three Months Ended Year Ended
  December
31
, 2024
 December
31, 2025
 December
31
, 2024
 December
31, 2025
         
Research and development expenses (147,840) (60,519) (240,179) (217,419)
Share-based compensation expenses 101,505  5,002  102,383  21,115 
Non-GAAP research and development expenses (46,335) (55,517) (137,796) (196,304)
         
Selling, general and administrative expenses (32,714) (17,067) (56,747) (57,599)
Share-based compensation expenses 23,366  2,985  24,620  9,683 
Non-GAAP selling, general and administrative expenses (9,348) (14,082) (32,127) (47,916)
         
Operating expenses (180,554) (77,586) (296,926) (275,018)
Share-based compensation expenses 124,871  7,987  127,003  30,798 
Non-GAAP operating expenses (55,683) (69,599) (169,923) (244,220)
         
Loss from operations (173,098) (73,873) (285,523) (260,857)
Share-based compensation expenses 124,871  7,987  127,003  30,798 
Non-GAAP loss from operations (48,227) (65,886) (158,520) (230,059)
         
Net (loss) income (181,118) 75,452  (275,006) (76,758)
Share-based compensation expenses 124,871  7,987  127,003  30,798 
Changes in fair value of warrants liability -  -  (5,617) - 
Changes in fair value of trading securities 14,924  (132,477) 21,285  (128,031)
Non-GAAP net loss5 (41,323) (49,038) (132,335) (173,991)
         
Net (loss) income attributable to Pony AI Inc. (180,914) 23,432  (274,121) (133,969)
Share-based compensation expenses 124,871  7,987  127,003  30,798 
Changes in fair value of warrants liability -  -  (5,617) - 
Changes in fair value of trading securities 14,924  (80,059) 21,285  (75,613)
Non-GAAP net loss attributable to Pony AI Inc. (41,119) (48,640) (131,450) (178,784)
         
Weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding used in computing net loss per ordinary share, basic and diluted 182,347,578  414,661,510  114,318,765  379,914,317 
Non-GAAP net loss per ordinary share, basic and diluted (0.23) (0.12) (1.15) (0.47)
             

5 Such adjustments have no impact on income tax for the three-month and twelve-month periods ended December 31, 2024 and 2025, as no deferred tax has been recognized in respect of the temporary differences arising from these Non-GAAP adjustments.


Pony AI Inc.
Reconciliation of U.S. GAAP and Non-GAAP Results (Continued)
(All amounts in USD thousands, except for share and per share data)

  Three Months Ended Year Ended
  December
31
, 2024
 December
31
, 2025
 December
31
, 2024
 December
31
, 2025
         
Net cash used in operating activities (30,997) (28,590) (110,758) (164,955)
Capital expenditures (5,718) (6,633) (11,397) (43,875)
Free cash flows6 (Non-GAAP) (36,715) (35,223) (122,155) (208,830)
             

6 Free Cash Flows are a non-GAAP measure, commonly defined as cash flows from operating activities as presented in the statement of cash flows, less capital expenditures. However, in the context of the Company, operating cash flows are a cash out (i.e., a cash outflow). Free Cash Flows represent the total of operating cash outflows plus capital expenditures. This metric reflects the Company's important cash outflows, as it combines the funds required to maintain operations and invest in growth.


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