BEIJING: Self-driving tech company Pony.ai, backed by Toyota Motor Corp, said on Sunday (Apr 24) it has obtained a taxi licence in China, which will allow some of its driverless vehicles to start charging fares. The company said it was the first autonomous driving company in the country to do so. The startup said it was awarded the licence to operate 100 driverless vehicles in the Guangzhou city district of Nansha. Pony.ai last year also won approval to launch paid driverless robotaxi services in Beijing and has since begun offering rides. In Beijing, however, rides are being offered in a…