Uber Plans Fleet of 20,000 Robotaxis in Deal with Lucid, Nuro

July 17, 2025, 7:10 PM UTC

Uber Technologies Inc. is teaming up with electric vehicle maker Lucid Group Inc. and self-driving tech startup Nuro Inc. to launch a robotaxi fleet.

Uber announced Thursday it or its third-party partners will purchase and operate Lucid Gravity SUVs outfitted with Nuro Driver technology on its ride-sharing network. The company aims to launch the first vehicle later in 2026 in an unidentified major US city, with plans to deploy at least 20,000 of the robotaxis over six years.

The ride-sharing company also announced it’s making separate multi-hundred-million dollar investments in both Lucid and Nuro. That funding will include $300 ...

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