Lucid joined Uber and Nuro in July to launch the first next-generation global robotaxi program designed exclusively for the Uber network and redefining the future of autonomous luxury ride-hailing.

Bringing together the comfort, spaciousness and technology of the Lucid Gravity, the scalability and proven capability of the Nuro Driver™ Level 4 autonomy system, and Uber’s vast global marketplace, we are set to deliver a robotaxi offering unlike anything else on the road today.

Since the announcement this summer, our collective teams have been hard at work accelerating this joint program and preparing for its expected launch later next year. In September, our team reached a key milestone as we delivered the first vehicles in the engineering fleet to Nuro for testing and validation.  

In the months ahead, more Nuro-driven Lucid Gravity test vehicles will  undergo closed-course testing, and supervised on-road development across the San Francisco Bay Area and Nuro’s test track in Las Vegas. This is how our teams are prioritizing safety in complex real-world environments so that riders can step into a Lucid Gravity and focus on enjoying the experience around them.

After completing validation, our teams will first launch our service in the San Francisco Bay Area. Lucid has always celebrated its California roots and we couldn’t be more excited to offer the first glimpse of this service in an area that has played such a critical role in shaping our vehicles and in-car experience. 

And after the Bay Area? Our intention is to bring more Nuro-driven Lucid Gravity vehicles on the Uber network to dozens of locations and cities across the  globe.

Even better, the vehicles on the road will be coming straight from our production facility in Casa Grande, Arizona. As we prepare for commercial launch, Lucid will be ramping up manufacturing of this special variant at our factory, installing all of the necessary hardware right on the line. 

Over the next 12+ months, there will be a number of key moments and milestones as we prepare for launch. We’re excited to take you on the journey and share an inside look at the work going on behind the scenes at Lucid.