UBER AND NURO TEST PREMIUM ROBOTAXI IN SAN FRANCISCO

The partnership marks an expansion of Uber's robotaxi offerings in the city. Employees can request the Lucid robotaxi service as part of the testing phase, which will help both companies gather data on passenger experiences and operational logistics. Uber has been gradually rolling out autonomous vehicle services in San Francisco through existing partnerships. The addition of Lucid vehicles provides another option for the company to test different autonomous platforms and vehicle types. Nuro, known for autonomous delivery vehicles, enters the robotaxi market through this collaboration. The testing phase will inform how the service scales and whether it expands beyond employee access. Both companies have not announced pricing or an official launch date for general public access. The test deployment reflects the continued push by major mobility platforms to integrate autonomous vehicles into their networks as the technology matures.