Uber Could Pick Up $10M Stake In Chinese Autonomous Driving Firm Pony AI's US IPO: Report
Uber Could Pick Up $10M Stake In Chinese Autonomous Driving Firm Pony AI's US IPO: Report
Though Pony AI's IPO was initially expected to be priced on Thursday, it is now expected to be priced next week to give the company time to address questions from regulators. The company will issue 20 million American depository shares raising as much as $260 million, according to a regulatory filing.Uber Technologies Inc (NYSE:UBER) reportedly plans to invest in autonomous driving firm Pony AI's initial public offering in the U.S.
优步科技公司（纽交所：UBER） reportedly 计划投资于自动驾驶公司 Pony AI 在美国的首次公开募股。
What Happened: Uber is looking to buy over $10 million of shares in the IPO, Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the matter. However, the investment size has not been finalized and talks are ongoing, the report added.
发生了什么：彭博社报道，优步正在寻求在这次首次公开募股中买入超过1000万的股票，引用了知情人士的话。但是，投资规模尚未确定，谈判仍在进行中。
Uber may also consider a partnership with Pony AI for its self-driving technology outside the U.S., one of the sources told Bloomberg.
彭博社的一位消息来源提到，优步还可能考虑与 Pony AI 在美国以外的自驾科技方面进行合作。
Though Pony AI's IPO was initially expected to be priced on Thursday, it is now expected to be priced next week to give the company time to address questions from regulators. The company will issue 20 million American depository shares raising as much as $260 million, according to a regulatory filing.
尽管 Pony AI 的首次公开募股最初预期于周四定价，但现在预计将在下周定价，以便给公司时间回答监管机构的问题。根据监管文件，该公司将发行2000万美国存托股票，筹集至多26000万。
Why It Matters: Pony AI was founded in late 2016 by James Peng and Tiancheng Lou. It operates self-driving fleets in the U.S. and China and has driven nearly 40 million autonomous testing and operation kilometers on open roads worldwide.
重要性：Pony AI 于2016年底由James Peng和Tiancheng Lou创立。它在美国和中国运营自动驾驶车队，并在全球开放道路上进行了近4000万公里的自动驾驶测试和运营。
Uber, meanwhile, has partnerships with other autonomous vehicle companies including Alphabet Inc.'s Waymo and UK's Wayve.
与此同时，优步与其他自动驾驶公司建立了合作关系，包括 alphabet inc 的 Waymo 和英国的 Wayve。
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