Global Infrastructure SherpaUber to buy 20,000 Lucid robotaxis and invest in Lucid and Nuro
Uber agreed to buy and deploy 20,000 Lucid vehicles as robotaxis over six years and make multi-hundred-million dollar investments in both Lucid and Nuro.
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- Uber to acquire 20,000 Lucid robotaxis.
- US deployment over six years.
- Uber invests multi-hundred-million dollars in Lucid and Nuro.
- Deal announced 2026-03-06.
Source Intelligence
Uber agreed to make “multi-hundred-million dollar investments” in both Lucid and Nuro. Uber plans to deploy the robotaxi service in San Francisco before the end of this year. The first vehicles are scheduled to go into service by December. The robotaxis are based on the Lucid Gravity electric SUV. Lucid will build the cars, replacing its own driver-assist software with Nuro’s software stack and fitting the cars with Nuro’s suite of sensors for self-driving. The projected volume of 20,000 Lucids is to be deployed over six years.
"Lucid, Uber, and Nuro agreed that Uber would buy and deploy 20,000 Lucid vehicles as robotaxis over six years. Uber, meanwhile, would make “multi-hundred-million dollar investments” in both companies."
"Lucid, Uber, and Nuro agreed that Uber would buy and deploy 20,000 Lucid vehicles as robotaxis over six years. Lucid would build the cars... Uber, meanwhile, would make “multi-hundred-million dollar investments” in both companies."
"autonomous-vehicle software developer Nuro... replacing its own driver-assist software with Nuro’s software stack, and fitting the cars with Nuro’s suite of sensors for self-driving. Uber, meanwhile, would make “multi-hundred-million dollar investments” in both companies."
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