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Nvidia and Partners Announce Four DRIVE Hyperion Robotaxi Programmes

They aim to cut compute costs by using a shared platform to scale OEM-agnostic Level 4 robotaxi fleets.

Overview

  • The announcements, unveiled on June 1, 2026 at NVIDIA GTC Taipei and COMPUTEX, detail four regional programmes using NVIDIA DRIVE Hyperion with Autobrains’ Agentic AI.
  • Foxconn plans to deploy Level 4 electric robotaxis in Kaohsiung with a targeted 2028 airport‑to‑city launch date.
  • VinFast will build a cost‑focused Level 4 programme for Southeast Asia using Drive Hyperion and Autobrains to run specialised decision agents on standard vehicle sensors.
  • Uber and Autobrains said they will launch an OEM‑agnostic robotaxi service in Munich built on DRIVE Hyperion, subject to German regulatory approval and operational testing.
  • All partners say the platform approach lowers integration time and compute needs but still requires multi‑year engineering, testing and regulatory clearances before commercial service begins.