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Uber, Lucid and Nuro Unveil Production-Intent Gravity Robotaxi for Bay Area Launch This Year

The unveiling marks a push to scale autonomous ride-hailing through a shared platform spanning vehicle manufacturing, self-driving software and AI compute.

Overview

  • The CES reveal featured a Lucid Gravity-based vehicle with a roof-mounted sensor halo integrating cameras, lidar and radar, running Nuro’s Level 4 system on Nvidia’s Drive AGX Thor.
  • Supervised on-road testing began in December on San Francisco streets, supported by an engineering fleet of more than 100 vehicles alongside closed-course and simulation validation.
  • Production is expected to start later this year at Lucid’s Arizona factory after final validation, with autonomy hardware shifting from retrofit to assembly-line integration.
  • Uber invested $300 million in Lucid and committed to 20,000 vehicles, with the robotaxis set to appear exclusively on Uber and owned by Uber or third-party fleet managers.
  • The six-passenger interior carries an Uber-designed rider interface with trip visualization, climate and media controls, support access, a pull-over request, and exterior LEDs that display rider initials.