"The companies have already begun on-road testing after the delivery of their first vehicle, a Lucid Gravity SUV modified with Nuro's self-driving software. They will still need to obtain the driverless operational permits from the state's Department of Motor Vehicles, as well as ridehailing permits from the California Public Utilities Commission, before they are allowed to accept paying passengers in their vehicles."
"Earlier this year, Lucid, Uber, and Nuro announced a massive robotaxi deal that would see the deployment of 20,000 autonomous vehicles in the US over the next six years. The fleet will be owned by Uber or a third-party fleet management partner. Lucid recently delivered the first engineering prototypes to Nuro, several of which have already been retrofitted with all the tech needed for driverless operations."
""The Bay Area has long been the birthplace of transformative technology, and it's only fitting that Uber's next-generation robotaxi program with Lucid and Nuro will begin here - launching to the public next year," said Sachin Kansal, Uber's chief product officer, in a statement."
Uber, Lucid, and Nuro will launch a robotaxi service in the San Francisco Bay Area using Lucid Gravity SUVs retrofitted with Nuro self-driving software. On-road testing has begun after delivery of the first modified Lucid Gravity vehicle. Driverless operational permits from the California Department of Motor Vehicles and ridehailing permits from the California Public Utilities Commission are required before accepting paying passengers. A contract calls for deployment of 20,000 autonomous vehicles in the US over six years, with fleets owned by Uber or third-party fleet managers. Nuro will lead testing, validation, and on-road tests with human safety drivers while building an engineering fleet of over 100 robotaxis and aiming for a public launch next year.
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