Uber, Stellantis and Wayve target global ‘robo-taxi’ rollout through new autonomous vehicle partnership
- Perry Richardson
- 3 hours ago
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Stellantis, Wayve and Uber have announced a new partnership aimed at accelerating the development and deployment of Level 4 autonomous robotaxi services on a global scale.
The collaboration brings together Stellantis’ vehicle manufacturing capabilities, Wayve’s artificial intelligence driving technology and Uber’s ride-hailing platform in a move designed to expand commercial autonomous mobility services.
The agreement will see Stellantis develop and manufacture vehicles built on its L4-Ready Platforms™, which are designed specifically for driverless operations and incorporate embedded sensor systems, safety features and redundancy measures required for high-utilisation autonomous services. Wayve will supply its AI Driver technology, while Uber plans to deploy the vehicles through its global mobility network.
According to the companies, the partnership builds on existing relationships already in place. Stellantis and Wayve recently agreed to collaborate on advanced driver assistance technology, while Wayve and Uber are preparing to launch autonomous ride services in London, Tokyo and ten additional cities starting this year.
A key element of the proposal is Wayve’s mapless AI approach, which the company says allows autonomous vehicles to adapt to different driving environments without the need for extensive city-by-city mapping or major engineering changes. The companies argue that this could support faster deployment and lower operating costs as services expand into new regions.
The firms said they plan to work together on vehicle integration, testing, validation and deployment, with ambitions to launch autonomous mobility services across cities in Europe, North America and other regions. The arrangement is currently governed by a non-binding memorandum of understanding, which provides a framework for future agreements covering technology development, licensing, production and vehicle procurement. Each company will retain the ability to pursue other autonomous vehicle partnerships independently.
Ned Curic, Chief Engineering and Technology Officer at Stellantis, said: “By combining our L4-Ready Platforms™, designed from the ground up for safe and efficient driverless operation, with Wayve’s adaptive AI and Uber’s global network, we are accelerating the deployment of autonomous vehicles that meet real customer needs and enable seamless mobility at scale in everyday life.”
Kaity Fischer, Vice President of Commercial and Operations at Wayve, described the agreement as evidence of increasing industry alignment around partnerships between vehicle manufacturers, technology developers and mobility platforms. She said the collaboration was “another strong signal that the industry is converging around Wayve’s technology as the way to scale AVs globally”.
Uber’s Global Head of Autonomous Mobility and Delivery, Sarfraz Maredia, said successful deployment of autonomous services depends on combining vehicles, technology and customer platforms. He added that the companies aim to bring “safe, reliable autonomy to more riders around the world”.
