Lucid Gravity robotaxi with Nuro and Uber: Bay Area launch slips to Q1 2027
Uber said on November 4 that the commercial launch of its robotaxi service with Nuro and Lucid in the San Francisco Bay Area is now planned for the first quarter of 2027. In June, the three companies said it would launch in the Bay Area later this year.
In prepared remarks with Uber's third-quarter results, CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said Uber expects to begin fully driverless testing with Nuro and Lucid this quarter, and that the Bay Area service will run fully driverless from day one, with Houston and more cities to follow. Uber gave no reason for the new timing.
Why it matters
Carrying riders with no safety driver needs permits the program doesn't hold yet: California's Public Utilities Commission still listed Nuro with only a drivered pilot permit this week, though the state DMV has approved Nuro for driverless testing of the Gravity in Santa Clara and San Mateo counties, Electric-Vehicles.com reported.
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