China- and US-based robotaxi startup Pony.ai raises a Series D at an $8.5B valuation, up from $5.3B in 2020, but doesn’t say the amount raised or its source (Rita Liao/TechCrunch)

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China- and US-based robotaxi startup Pony.ai raises a Series D at an $8.5B valuation, up from $5.3B in 2020, but doesn’t say the amount raised or its source  —  China- and U.S.-based Pony.ai said Monday its valuation has surged to $8.5 billion after the first close of its Series D funding round …