Lucid Motors partners with Bolt for potential robotaxi deployment in Europe
Lucid Motors has announced a partnership with European mobility platform Bolt to potentially deploy up to 25,000 autonomous vehicles built on Lucid’s upcoming mid-size EV architecture. This collaboration aims to bring robotaxis to the continent and follows significant restructuring at Lucid under new CEO Silvio Napoli, including layoffs and delays in vehicle launches. Lucid has previously partnered with Uber and Nuro for a U.S.-based robotaxi version of its Gravity SUV, expected by late 2026. The company envisions higher profit margins from the robotaxi business compared to traditional retail models. Bolt plans to own and operate the fleet but has not placed an order or provided a timeline yet. The partnership will involve co-designing autonomous vehicles using Nvidia’s Hyperion architecture, though no details were given on who would provide the autonomous driving software. Both companies emphasized their combined strengths in data, operations, and vehicle design for European roads.
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