Nuro, Uber & Lucid Strike Gold: Inside the Global Three-Way Deal Transforming Autonomy
Andrew Chapin, Chief Operating Officer, Nuro joined Grayson Brulte on The Road to Autonomy podcast to discuss Nuro’s three-way partnership with Uber and Lucid Motors, which will see Uber exclusively deploy the Lucid Gravity robotaxi powered by Nuro on their platform.
In a deal that clearly validates their bold pivot to licensing, Uber has committed to deploying 20,000 Nuro powered robotaxis globally on the Uber network over the next six years, with the potential for significantly greater scale as the partnership matures.
This isn’t just another robotaxi announcement, this could be the blueprint for the future of robotaxi deployment. An autonomous driving software developer licenses its technology to an OEM, which integrates the software and hardware at the factory, while a third party owns and operates the vehicles on a commercial network.
Recorded on Tuesday, July 29, 2025
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Episode Chapters
- 0:00 Nuro x Lucid x Uber Deal
- 4:55 Going Global
- 6:39 Building the Lucid Gravity Robotaxi
- 13:15 Maintaining the Robotaxi
- 16:07 Nuro Hardware
- 19:41 What’s Next?
- 23:10 Nuro’s Business Discipline
- 26:58 Preparing for Market Launches
- 31:31 Highways
- 33:08 Operations
- 35:13 Looking Forward
