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Uber to Bring Lucid-Nuro Driverless Robotaxis to Houston

June 17, 2026 at 07:13 EDT

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Uber has unveiled plans to offer driverless robotaxis in Houston, Texas, using Lucid's electric SUV integrated with Nuro's autonomous driving technology. The commercial service is slated for mid-2027, setting up a challenge to Waymo, which already operates in the city.

Driverless Mobility · Lucid × Nuro × Uber

Uber Sets a Driverless Robotaxi Course for Houston

A three-way alliance pairs Lucid's electric Gravity SUV with Nuro's Level 4 self-driving system on Uber's platform — launching in the San Francisco Bay Area in late 2026, with Houston following in mid-2027.

20,000+

Vehicles planned across dozens of cities over six years

Seats per Lucid Gravity SUV, positioned as premium robotaxi

Nuro Driver autonomy — 360° cameras, lidar, radar

Rollout Timeline

Jul 2025

Partnership announced

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CES 2026

Production vehicle & cabin revealed

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Late 2026

SF Bay Area — first commercial market

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Mid 2027

Houston launch — second market

Three Companies, One Robotaxi

Lucid

Builds the electric Gravity SUV; integrates Nuro sensors on the assembly line in Casa Grande, Arizona.

Nuro

Supplies the Level 4 Nuro Driver — cameras, solid-state lidar, radar, "Halo" roof module, NVIDIA DRIVE AGX Thor compute.

Uber

Runs the platform & operations; designs the in-cabin experience; offered exclusively in the Uber app.

Still in supervised testing

No commercial service has launched yet, so there are no real rider reviews. Engineering vehicles have been spotted around Houston and the Bay Area in 2026, with developers emphasizing safety validation and regulatory compliance ahead of rollout.

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