Pony AI, WeRide Fall in HK After Dueling Robotaxi Listings

A Pony AI autonomous vehicle in Shanghai.

Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg

Pony AI Inc. and WeRide Inc. tumbled on their trading debuts in Hong Kong after the pair of Chinese robotaxi firms battled for investors during their public offerings, which raised more than $1.1 billion.

Pony AI declined 9.3% to HK$126.10, while WeRide dropped 10% to HK$24.40 on Thursday. They had two of Hong Kong’s worst opening days for major listings this year, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.