Uber to launch premium Bay Area robotaxi using Lucid Gravity SUVs and Nuro tech

Uber announced Wednesday that it will launch a premium autonomous taxi service in the San Francisco Bay Area in late 2026 using Lucid Motors electric Gravity SUVs outfitted with self‑driving technology from Nuro, marking the ridehailing company's first public deployment of a dedicated robotaxi fleet in its home region. The vehicles will be bookable through the Uber app and are part of a broader multiyear program that the company says will scale into additional markets.

The three-way partnership builds on investments and supply commitments Uber has already disclosed. Uber invested about $300 million in Lucid earlier this year and committed to buying at least 20,000 Lucid Gravity SUVs over six years to operate as autonomous taxis. Lucid has delivered initial vehicles to Nuro for integration and validation, and Uber said the partners expect a test fleet of roughly 100 vehicles to be on the road in the coming months.

Road testing is currently under way with human safety drivers manually operating the vehicles, a Nuro spokesperson said. Uber said the cars that eventually carry paying passengers will be separate from the test fleet and that more details on operations and the customer...