Astana
Not yet, but a robotaxi is coming to Astana.
Nothing to hail yet, here's who's lined up, and how to hear the moment one turns on.
A memorandum of understanding, not a launch: on 23 Oct 2026 Pony.ai, ride-hailing app inDrive and NVIDIA agreed to study whether a Gen-7 robotaxi service can run on inDrive in Kazakhstan, with Astana as the planned first city. Technical, operational, regulatory and commercial feasibility are still being evaluated; no date.
Why robotaxis wait in one spot
Robotaxis don't circle the block between rides. With no passenger, a car pulls over and waits, repositions toward where the next ride is likely, or heads back to a depot to charge and get cleaned, all at fixed addresses. So a place you keep seeing them is usually a staging or charging spot, not somewhere you can be picked up.
It isn't always quiet. In 2024, Waymos packed into a small San Francisco lot started honking at each other overnight, a collision-avoidance feature misfiring in tight quarters, until Waymo pushed a fix. In Santa Monica, nightly charging noise pushed the city to order overnight operations to stop. If a spot near you is a problem, here's what actually works.
Seen them returning to the same spot?
Tell us where, or flag a spot you'd rather they didn't use. Reports are reviewed before anything shows publicly; an address you ask them to avoid stays private.
Can you make them stop coming?
Honestly: there's no official “remove my address” button, no company promises that. But two things genuinely move the needle. Tell the operator: they do adjust pickup, dropoff and staging spots (and a properly signed no-stopping or red curb is honored automatically). And report it to your city or regulator, neighborhood pressure is what forced changes in Santa Monica.
Report to the company
- Pony.ai
Readiness score
How we score this →Nothing live yet, but launches are on the record.
Questions people actually ask about Astana
Can I ride a robotaxi in Astana?
Not for the public yet. Pony.ai has been in the works here.
Hear it first for Astana
We'll email you when a service turns on or widens its area here.