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Uber, Lucid and Nuro Unveil Production-Intent Gravity Robotaxi as Bay Area Testing Begins

Uber’s $300 million tie-up positions the Gravity-based fleet for Arizona production following supervised Bay Area testing.

Overview

  • Built on Lucid’s Gravity SUV, the robotaxi integrates a roof-mounted sensor halo with high-resolution cameras, solid-state lidar and radars, powered by NVIDIA’s DRIVE AGX Thor compute.
  • On-road trials started in December in the San Francisco Bay Area, led by Nuro with safety operators, with a test fleet reported at more than 100 engineering prototypes.
  • Pending final validation, production is slated to start later this year at Lucid’s Arizona factory, with a commercial Bay Area launch planned for later in 2026.
  • Uber designed the rider experience for up to six passengers, adding interactive screens for climate, heated seats and music, real-time route visualization, support contact and a pull-over request, plus exterior LEDs that display rider initials.
  • The service will be offered exclusively through the Uber app, and the partners plan to scale to at least 20,000 vehicles over several years following the initial rollout.