The partnership between Uber, Lucid and Nuro plans to launch its robotaxi fleet in San Francisco later this year. Waymo is getting a good look at the competition as Uber revealed the design of its robotaxi that's due to launch in San Francisco later this year. The upcoming robotaxi is a result of a partnership announced in July between Uber, Lucid and Nuro. The plan is still to deploy at least 20,000 Lucid EVs that will use the Nuro Driver autonomous driving tech and be available through the Uber platform. It's important to note that the robotaxi reveal will be a production intent design, so there may be some modifications to the version that will eventually hit the streets.

Uber Advanced Technologies Group has released a report that outlines the company's commitment to it's self-driving vehicle strategy and what it's doing to insure the safe development of autonomous cars. Titled'A Principled Approach To Safety', the voluntary safety self-assessment was developed in line with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's guidance. The 70-page document is intended to speak to multiple audiences, including the public, fellow road-users and potential users of self-driving technology, policymakers (including legislators), regulators, local officials and other self-driving vehicle developers. Uber believes that competitive pressures have made sharing information on progress in development challenging. Yet transparency into developments and progress are important to earn and increase public confidence in this technology and, in turn, its ability to deliver on the potential benefits.