1. Uber will deploy 20,000 Lucid vehicles as robotaxis over six years. 2. Partnership focuses on next-gen ride-hailing with autonomous capabilities. 3. Investment from Uber enhances Lucid's operational and technology validation. 4. Lucid Gravity's long range benefits operational efficiency for Uber. 5. Launch expected in major US city next year.
This investment indicates strong confidence in Lucid's platform, enhancing credibility and potential market share. Historical examples like Tesla's partnerships with major platforms have driven significant stock price increases due to expanded market access and consumer interest.
This strategic partnership significantly enhances Lucid's operational scale and visibility, indicating potential investor interest and stock performance improvement.
The deployment of a significant fleet will evolve over several years, allowing gradual market penetration and increasing brand prevalence, similar to how Ford's early investments in EVs set the groundwork for its future growth.
SAN FRANCISCO, MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif and NEWARK, Calif., July 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ --
Lucid Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: LCID), Nuro, Inc. ("Nuro"), and Uber Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: UBER) ("Uber") today announced a next-generation premium global robotaxi program created exclusively for the Uber ride-hailing platform.
Expected to first launch later next year in a major US city, the new robotaxi service combines the industry-leading software-defined vehicle architecture of the Lucid Gravity, the scalability and proven capability of the Nuro Driver™ Level 4 autonomy system, and Uber's vast global network and dynamic fleet management, delivering a fully integrated robotaxi experience developed for comfort, safety, and scale.
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.
"Autonomous vehicles have enormous potential to transform our cities for the better," said Dara Khosrowshahi, CEO of Uber. "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."
"This investment from Uber further validates Lucid's fully redundant zonal architecture and highly capable platform as ideal for autonomous vehicles," said Marc Winterhoff, Interim CEO at Lucid. "This is the start of our path to extend our innovation and technology leadership into this multi-trillion-dollar market."
"We believe this partnership will demonstrate what's possible when proven AV technology meets real-world scale," said Jiajun Zhu, Co-Founder and CEO at Nuro. "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."
The robotaxi will leverage Lucid Gravity's advanced technology platform, redundant electrical and controls architectures, and long range, which together make it an ideal fit for use in a scalable robotaxi offering. Autonomy is enabled by the Nuro Driver—Nuro's Level 4 self-driving system that combines automotive-grade hardware and AI-powered self-driving software designed for reliability and cost-efficiency at scale.
With operations in 70 countries and an average of 34 million trips per day, Uber's platform has the scale necessary to make the benefits of self-driving vehicles accessible and beneficial to people everywhere. The longer 450-mile EPA estimated range of the Lucid Gravity means less frequent downtime for charging, minimizing costs and maximizing vehicle availability.
Nuro will lead the development and validation of a comprehensive safety case across dozens of categories using simulations, closed course testing, and supervised on-road testing to verify that the robotaxi will operate safely.
Uber's mission is to create opportunity through movement. We started in 2010 to solve a simple problem: how do you get access to a ride at the touch of a button? More than 61 billion trips later, we're building products to get people closer to where they want to be.
Lucid (NASDAQ: LCID) is a Silicon Valley-based technology company focused on creating the most advanced EVs in the world. The award-winning Lucid Air and new Lucid Gravity deliver best-in-class performance, sophisticated design, expansive interior space and unrivaled energy efficiency.
Nuro is an American self-driving technology company on a mission to make autonomy accessible to all. Founded in 2016, Nuro is building the world's most scalable driver, combining cutting-edge AI with automotive-grade hardware.
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