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Lucid–Nuro–Uber robotaxi
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Lucid–Nuro–Uber robotaxi

by NuroUS

PilotStage 3 of 5

Road testing since Dec 2025; first Uber-only rides targeted in the SF Bay Area in late 2026.

Updated 17 Jun 2026Checked 25 Sep0 updates this week

Milestones

Next · Public launch in the SF Bay Area
  1. Partnership and 20,000-vehicle plan announcedJul 2025Complete.
  2. Autonomous on-road testing beginsDec 2025Complete.
  3. Production-intent robotaxi shown at CESJan 2026Complete.
  4. Public launch in the SF Bay AreaTarget Q4 2026Current milestone.

Most important updates

  • 17 Jun 2026
  • 8 May 2026
  • 13 Apr 2026
  • Jan 2026
  • Jul 2025

Upcoming

  1. Q4 2026Public launch in the SF Bay Area (next)
  2. 2027Robotaxi service in Houston with Uber and Lucid

Current obstacles

  • From delivery to passengersCarrying people sets a much higher safety bar than small, slow delivery vehicles.

Physics limits

  • Proving safety takes vast mileageUS drivers average about one fatal crash per 100 million miles. Showing a robot driver is safer with statistical confidence takes hundreds of millions of driverless miles (RAND estimated ~275M).
  • People are not fully predictableA car must guess what pedestrians, cyclists and drivers will do next. That future is uncertain, so planners must keep safety margins that cost speed in dense traffic.

How it works

3 parts
The Lucid Gravity robotaxi in Houston: a roof module carries the lidar, cameras and radar the Nuro Driver sees with
The Lucid Gravity robotaxi in Houston: a roof module carries the lidar, cameras and radar the Nuro Driver sees withCourtesy of Nuro · Press kit, editorial use (opens nuro.ai)
Vehicle

A Lucid Gravity SUV

A production Lucid Gravity electric SUV gets backup systems and a roof module holding lidar, radar and cameras.

Driver

The Nuro Driver

Nuro's AI driving system, first proven on its small driverless delivery vehicles, adapted to a full-size passenger SUV.

Network

Uber-only rides

Uber buys and runs the fleet, and rides are booked only through the Uber app.

Update log

5 updates

Wed 17 Jun

  • Minor: BlogCommercial

Fri 8 May

  • Major: BlogRegulatory

Mon 13 Apr

  • Minor: BlogTest

Jan 2026

  • Minor: PressHardware

Jul 2025

  • Major: PressPartnership

About Nuro

The team behind Lucid–Nuro–Uber robotaxi

Nuro

Nuro Driver licensing, Lucid–Uber robotaxi

Nuro started with small driverless delivery vehicles and now licenses its self-driving system, the Nuro Driver, to carmakers and mobility firms. Its biggest program is a Lucid Gravity robotaxi for Uber.

  • Uber plans 20,000+ Lucid Gravity robotaxis with the Nuro Driver over six years.
  • Road testing of the robotaxi began in December 2025; SF Bay Area launch targeted for late 2026.
  • Got the first NHTSA exemption for a driverless delivery vehicle, the R2, in 2020.

nuro.ai (opens nuro.ai)Company profile →

Founded
201610 yrs
Headquarters
United States
Status
Private
Valuation
$6BprivateAug 2025
Raised
$203M1 round
Last round
Series E · $203MAug 2025$6B post
Works in
VehiclesRobotaxis
Coverage
1 program · 6 updateslatest 17 Jun 2026checked 25 Sep
Partners
Lucid (opens lucidmotors.com)Uber (opens uber.com)
People
Jiajun ZhuCo-founder and CEODave FergusonCo-founder and President
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