Uber and partners announce Houston robotaxi expansion

• Uber (NYSE:UBER), Nuro, and Lucid (NASDAQ:LCID) will launch a robotaxi service in Houston by mid-2027.
• Following the announcement, Uber shares traded at $73.31 and Lucid shares traded at $5.08.
• The partnership plans to deploy a minimum of 35,000 autonomous vehicles across dozens of markets in the coming years.

Uber (NYSE:UBER), Nuro, and Lucid (NASDAQ:LCID) announced Houston as the second market for their joint robotaxi program.

This expansion follows the initial launch of the service scheduled for the San Francisco Bay Area later this year.

The program includes a 50,000-square-foot depot facility in Houston for charging, maintenance, and fleet management operations.

The companies expect the service to scale across dozens of markets as they integrate the Nuro Driver™ platform into the Lucid Gravity vehicle fleet.

The robotaxi program brings together Lucid electric vehicles, Nuro's Level 4 autonomy platform, and the global ride-hailing network operated by Uber.

The collaboration utilizes a fleet of nearly 100 engineering vehicles currently undergoing continuous safety testing in Texas and California.