THE ROBOTAXI MONEY KEEPS GETTING BIGGER
Uber,
$UBER, has committed almost $500 million to self-driving startup Nuro, far more than was previously reported, as per Reuters.
The breakdown:
- Participation in a $203M Nuro round at a $6B valuation
- An unreported follow-on investment significantly larger than the first
- Milestone-tied funding for driverless testing and commercial launch
Some milestones have already been hit. Funds have started flowing.
The remaining money is gated to:
- Driverless testing, planned for later this year
- Carrying passengers without a driver, expected by year end
- Commercial ramp in 2027
This is part of a three-way partnership with Lucid,
$LCID, to deploy 35,000 robotaxis using Lucid Gravity SUVs and Nuro's tech on Uber's platform.