Estonian Bolt has partnered with Pony AI

Estonian unicorn Bolt has signed a partnership agreement with autonomous driving startup Pony.ai. This will allow Bolt to add driverless cars to its taxi service in Europe.

Founded in Tallinn in 2013 by Markus Villig, Martin Villig, and Oliver Leisalu, Bolt offers ride-hailing services, shared cars and scooters, as well as, food and grocery delivery. It has 150M people in its user base and it operates in 50 countries across Europe and Africa. In August 2025, Bolt entered the Kazakh market. This is the first expansion in the company's history in Central Asia. 

Pony.ai is an autonomous driving technology company founded in 2016 in Silicon Valley. The company develops and commercializes autonomous driving solutions in various areas: robotaxis, commercial logistics, and street transportation. Its founders are James Peng and Tiancheng Lu.

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