"The San Francisco ride-hailing company said in July it was developing a robotaxi with the electric car company Lucid and the self-driving technology company Nuro Inc. The vehicle is exclusive to Uber but is based on the Lucid Gravity SUV. Uber said Lucid recently delivered test vehicles to Nuro and said it plans to have 100 test vehicles on the road in the coming months."
"On Tuesday, Uber said it's also developing robotaxis with the tech company Nvidia and the automaker Stellantis. Uber said Tuesday that in 2028, Stellantis expects to start production of at least 5,000 vehicles powered by Nvidia software for autonomous taxi operations in the U.S. And last week, Uber said it has begun offering autonomous taxi rides in Saudi Arabia as part of a partnership with WeRide, a Chinese autonomous tech company. Uber also works with WeRide in Abu Dhabi."
"Autonomous taxis aren't new, but as the world's largest ride-hailing service, Uber's adoption of them is significant. Uber operates in 15,000 cities in more than 70 countries. Waymo, which is owned by Google parent Alphabet, has been testing autonomous taxis for years. Those taxis are currently available in Phoenix, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Atlanta, and Austin. Waymo said earlier this month it plans to expand to London next year."
Uber will launch exclusively built autonomous taxis in the San Francisco Bay Area in late 2026. Vehicles are based on the Lucid Gravity SUV and are exclusive to Uber. Lucid delivered test vehicles to Nuro, and 100 test vehicles will be on the road in the coming months. Within six years, Uber plans to deploy 20,000 or more Lucid-based autonomous taxis available through the Uber app. Uber is developing robotaxis with Nvidia and Stellantis, with Stellantis expecting to begin production of at least 5,000 Nvidia-powered vehicles for U.S. autonomous taxi operations in 2028. Uber also operates autonomous services with WeRide in Saudi Arabia and Abu Dhabi, and partners with Waymo in several U.S. cities.
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