Lucid, Nuro & Uber Partner on Next-Generation Autonomous Robotaxi Service

Lucid Group, Inc., Nuro, Inc. and Uber Technologies, Inc. have announced a next-generation premium global robotaxi program created exclusively for the Uber ride-hailing platform. It's expected to launch in a major US city in 2026.

The new robotaxi service combines the software-defined vehicle (SDV) architecture of the Lucid Gravity, the scalability and proven capability of the Nuro Driver Level 4 autonomy system, and Uber’s global network and dynamic fleet management.

Uber aims to deploy 20,000 or more Lucid vehicles equipped with the Nuro Driver over six years.

The vehicles will be owned and operated by Uber or its third-party fleet partners and made available to riders exclusively via the Uber platform.

The first Lucid-Nuro robotaxi prototype is already operating autonomously on a closed circuit at Nuro’s Las Vegas proving grounds.

As part of a deepening relationship with each partner, Uber plans to make multi-hundred-million dollar investments in both Nuro and Lucid.

Dara Khosrowshahi, CEO of Uber, says: “Autonomous vehicles have enormous potential to transform our cities for the better. We’re thrilled to partner with Nuro and Lucid on this new robotaxi program, purpose-built just for the Uber platform, to safely bring the magic of autonomous driving to more people across the world.”

Marc Winterhoff, Interim CEO at Lucid, adds: “This investment from Uber further validates Lucid's fully redundant zonal architecture and highly capable platform as ideal for autonomous vehicles, and our industry-leading range and spacious well-appointed interiors, as ideal for ridesharing. This is the start of our path to extend our innovation and technology leadership into this multi-trillion-dollar market.”

Jiajun Zhu, Co-Founder and CEO at Nuro, comments: “We believe this partnership will demonstrate what’s possible when proven AV technology meets real-world scale. Nuro has spent nearly a decade building an AI-first autonomy system that’s safe, scalable, and vehicle-agnostic, proven through five years of driverless deployments across multiple U.S. cities and states. By combining our self-driving technology with Lucid’s advanced vehicle architecture and Uber’s global platform, we’re proud to enable a robotaxi service designed to reach millions of people around the world.”

Lucid is a Silicon Valley-based technology company focused on creating advanced EVs.