Uber invested $300 million in Lucid, and the two companies partnered with Nuro for robotaxi services. Separately, Boris Sofman co-founded Bedrock Robotics, which secured $80 million from Eclipse.
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What happened
Uber invested $300 million in Lucid, and the two companies partnered with Nuro for robotaxi services. Separately, Boris Sofman co-founded Bedrock Robotics, which secured $80 million from Eclipse.
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Newest first. Tap a step to see who reported it.Lucid, Nuro, and Uber announce partnerships focused on robotaxi services in major US cities.1 source
Uber invests $300M in Lucid and partners with Nuro for robotaxi development.1 source
Announcements detail Uber's $300M investment in Lucid and robotaxi partnership with Nuro. Sofman also founded Bedrock Robotics.1 source
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The entities involved
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Lucid
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Uber
peer-to-peer ridesharing, food delivery, and transportation network company headquartered in San Francisco, California
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Nuro
American robotics company based in Mountain View, California
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Related events
- Lucid partners with Nuro and competes in the robotaxi market.
- Nuro is testing its autonomous driving software in multiple US cities, including Dallas, Miami, and San Diego, amid a robotaxi dominance race.
- The robotaxi market is seeing rapid expansion with partnerships between Uber, Waymo, Lucid, Nuro, and Volkswagen, alongside market statements from Tesla and Elon Musk.
- Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi announced plans for a major expansion of its robotaxi services.
- Tesla, Uber, and Lyft are heavily invested in robotaxi technology and compete in the ride-hailing market.
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Newest first; wire copies grouped- benzinga.com
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