Lucid Motors turns the Lucid Gravity into a robotaxi for Uber
Lucid's SUV Gravity becomes an autonomous taxi. Together with Uber and Nuro, the US electric car manufacturer showcased a near-production version at CES.
Lucid Gravity as an autonomous taxi
(Image: Lucid Motors)
A new robotaxi for Uber: At the CES electronics trade show, Lucid Motors, Nuro, and Uber unveiled the near-production version of an autonomously driving taxi. According to the partners, it is expected to be deployed during the year. Tests are already underway.
The vehicle is based on the SUV Lucid Gravity, the second model from US electric car manufacturer Lucid Motors. US robotics company Nuro is equipping it with the systems needed for autonomous operation.
This includes, on the one hand, the Nuro Driver software and, on the other, the necessary sensor technology. This consists of cameras, solid-state lidar sensors, and radar devices that capture the environment around the vehicle. The sensor data is processed by an Nvidia computer based on Nvidia Drive AGX.
Some of the sensors are integrated into the bodywork. In addition, a carrier called Halo is mounted on the roof, serving as a sensor platform. A small display is also attached to the Halo, on which passengers can see if the vehicle in front of them is the one they ordered. There are also larger displays inside for passengers.
Uber invests in Lucid and Nuro
Last July, Lucid, Nuro, and Uber announced their robotaxi partnership. Uber announced that it would deploy at least 20,000 Lucid vehicles equipped with Nuro Driver autonomous vehicle technology over the next six years. To this end, the ride-hailing service intends to invest several hundred million US dollars in Lucid and Nuro.
Uber also uses other vehicles as autonomous taxis.
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For example, in Abu Dhabi, the company cooperates with the Chinese company WeRide, whose autonomous GXR robotaxi is used there by Uber. In London, Uber plans to put robotaxis from the Chinese group Baidu on the road starting next year. Another partner is the Chinese company Momenta, whose robotaxis Uber intends to deploy in Munich, among other places.
The autonomous Lucid Gravity is already being tested on the road, the three companies announced. They intend to launch the robotaxi service later this year, starting in San Francisco. Series production is also scheduled to begin this year at a factory in the US state of Arizona.
heise medien is an official media partner of CES 2026.
(wpl)