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Riders in Zagreb become the first in Europe to book an AV through Uber, powered by Pony.ai and operated by Verne.Uber Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:UBER), Verne and Pony AI Inc. ("Pony.ai") (NASDAQ:PONY, HKEX:
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