EVwire brief: Lucid Group, Nuro, and Uber Technologies have unveiled their production-intent robotaxi at CES 2026, revealing a premium autonomous vehicle based on the Lucid Gravity. The companies also confirmed that supervised autonomous on-road testing began in December, marking a major milestone ahead of a planned Bay Area launch later in 2026. The robotaxi (currently unnamed?), is planned to be available globally.
The unveiling at the 2026 Consumer Electronics Show follows the major investment by Uber which was announced back in July 2025, you can read more about the investment and partnership in the EVwire article here:
The companies also announced that autonomous on-road testing began in December, led by Nuro using robotaxi engineering prototypes supervised by trained autonomous vehicle operators. Testing is currently under way in the San Francisco Bay Area, supporting service validation ahead of a planned commercial launch later this year.
Image source: Nuro
The robotaxi is built on the Lucid Gravity and is positioned as a luxury autonomous ride experience, combining Lucid’s vehicle architecture, Nuro’s Level 4 autonomy system, and Uber’s global ride-hailing platform. BUT honestly, can they please get a name for their joint venture? Robotaxi is more and more synonymous with Tesla, so a push away from that is needed for companies to emerge from Tesla’s shadow.
“By bringing together Nuro’s proven level 4 autonomy, Lucid’s advanced vehicle architecture, and Uber’s global reach, we’re building a robotaxi service designed for real-world operations and long-term growth.”
According to the companies, the production-intent robotaxi features:
A next-generation sensor suite with high-resolution cameras, solid-state lidar, and radar providing full 360-degree perception. Sensors are integrated into the vehicle body and a purpose-built, low-profile roof-mounted halo designed to preserve Lucid’s signature design.
Halo-mounted LED indicators that help riders identify the correct vehicle, display rider initials, and communicate ride status from pickup through drop-off.
A custom in-cabin experience with interactive screens allowing riders to control climate settings, heated seats, music, request support, or ask the vehicle to pull over.
Real-time vehicle visualization, showing what the robotaxi sees and how it plans maneuvers such as yielding to pedestrians, stopping at traffic lights, changing lanes, and completing drop-offs.
A spacious, configurable interior accommodating up to six passengers with generous luggage capacity for group travel.
High-performance computing powered by NVIDIA DRIVE AGX Thor, part of the NVIDIA DRIVE Hyperion platform, supporting real-time AI processing and system integration for autonomous driving.
Nuro’s autonomous testing program is part of a broader safety and validation framework developed through years of commercial autonomous deployments. The program evaluates dozens of capabilities across the autonomy stack, including Nuro’s end-to-end AI foundation model, supported by closed-course testing and extensive simulation.
Pending final validation, production of the robotaxi is expected to begin later this year at Lucid’s manufacturing facility in Arizona.
CES attendees can view the robotaxi on public display at NVIDIA’s showcase at the Fontainebleau Hotel from January 5 through January 8, 2026.
As companies like Waymo, Tesla, Rivian, and others expand where autonomous vehicles operate and continue fine-tuning the tech, everyone stands to benefit. Competition means better prices, more choices, and improved access. In some cases, it may even remove the need to own a car altogether.
SOURCE: UBER
