The verified answer
As of Sep 2026, DEPLOY verifies MOIA: 1 model, 2 deployments across 2 regions. 3 sources back the record.
CategoryRobotaxis
Overview
MOIA is the Volkswagen group's brand for autonomous mobility solutions, headquartered in Hamburg, Germany. Founded in 2017, the company develops a turnkey end-to-end autonomous ridepooling platform integrating purpose-built electric vehicles (the ID. Buzz AD), autonomous driving technology from Mobileye, and ridepooling software. MOIA operates Europe's largest all-electric ridepooling service and is expanding autonomous operations to Hamburg, Berlin, and Los Angeles via a partnership with Uber.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 2 deployments on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
CEO
Parent company
CFO
Previous CEO
Key partnership
ALIKE project
US expansion
Data & sources
Press releases
2
Web sources
1
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Models (1)
View all models →Partnerships
Every company MOIA has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most-frequent partners
- 1Mobileye1× joint
- 2Uber1× joint
Most recent
- MOIA x Uber2025-04-01with Uberoperating
- MOIA x Mobileye2021-10-01with Mobileyeoperating
MOIA on the deployment map
View the global map2 verified deployments across 2 regions, newest verified Apr 2026. Explore where MOIA's robots are operating, by place and type.
View the full MOIA deployment record →
Relationships
Current leadership (4)
- Sascha Meyer CEO
- Torben Menke CFO
- Christian Senger CEO Volkswagen Autonomous Mobility
- Paul DeLong President of Commercialization, MOIA America
Former / Previously (1)
- Robert Henrich Former CEO (2019-2022)
Safety record
No incidents on record for MOIA.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Operator customers (1)
- MOIA1 deployment
Recent coverage
MOIA in third-party press
Peer companies
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Lifecycle stage
- mature
- Counterparty risk class
- low
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
Partnerships
2 total · 2 operating
Every company MOIA has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most recent
- MOIA x Uber2025-04-01with Uberoperating
- MOIA x Mobileye2021-10-01with Mobileyeoperating
Most-frequent partners
- 1Mobileye1× joint
- 2Uber1× joint
All 2 partnerships
open in the atlas →- MOIA x UberwithUberdeployment2025-04-01operating
- MOIA x MobileyewithMobileyetechnology2021-10-01operating
Timeline
Every recorded move in MOIA’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
PartnershipMOIA x Uber
2025-04-01MOIA America and Uber partnered to deploy autonomous ID. Buzz vehicles on the Uber ride-hailing platform, starting with on-road validation testing in Los Angeles and scaling to over 100 vehicles before driverless ride-hailing launches in late 2026.
PartnershipMOIA x Mobileye
2021-10-01MOIA and Volkswagen Group partner with Mobileye to use Mobileye Drive autonomous driving technology in the VW ID. Buzz AD for autonomous ridepooling operations in European and US cities.
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJun 11, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedApr 8, 2026
ID. Buzz AD at Los Angeles
Sources (3)
- ALIKE Project: Autonomous Ridepooling for Hamburg · https://www.moia.io/en/alike
- MOIA | Volkswagen Group · https://www.volkswagen-group.com/en/moia-16058
- Change of leadership at MOIA: Sascha Meyer succeeds Robert Henrich · https://www.moia.io/en/news-old/change-of-leadership-at-moia-sascha-meyer-succeeds-robert-henrich
Common questions
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Methodology: Verified · 3 sources (2 primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21
Verification posture
Verified
High confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-21
Sources by quality tier
- 2
- primary-company-ir
- Company IR disclosure
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for MOIA.In the press
Recent coverage mentioning MOIA from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
EXPO NEWS: MOIA makes the case for a new mobility era
The afternoon session of the conference on the first day at Autonomous Vehicle Tech Expo began with an update from Sophie Pohlmann, head of portfolio management at MOIA, which…
Volkswagen MOIA Begins Autonomous ID. Buzz Testing in Los Angeles
Volkswagen’s autonomous vehicle subsidiary MOIA America and Uber have begun testing self-driving microbuses in Los… The post Volkswagen MOIA Begins Autonomous ID. Buzz Testing in…
MOIA America to deploy autonomous ID. Buzz vehicles on the Uber platform in Los Angeles by the end of 2026
MOIA America and Uber begin on-road validation testing of autonomous ID. Buzz vehicles in Los Angeles, planning to scale to over 100 vehicles with human operators before…
Here We Go! Autonomous Shuttles for Berlin
MOIA announces autonomous shuttle service for Berlin, with test drives including passengers planned for the first half of 2026, supported by the Federal Ministry of Transport.
Federal government and Hamburg put autonomous ridepooling project on the road
German Federal Ministry of Transport funds €26M ALIKE project in Hamburg with MOIA, HOCHBAHN, HOLON, and VW Commercial Vehicles to deploy up to 20 autonomous shuttles by 2025.
Change of leadership at MOIA: Sascha Meyer succeeds Robert Henrich
MOIA announces CEO transition from Robert Henrich to former CPO Sascha Meyer, who has led product and autonomous driving strategy since 2017.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/moia.md
- RSS feed: /companies/moia/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/abf94a66-2ccc-4dc4-93c5-25712fc6f535
- Revision history: /companies/moia/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Video
Heat Index
Serious54/100
A composite of competitive footprint, funding, press velocity, active partnerships, and supply-chain edges. Different from the Intelligence score below (which is per-form-factor productization). Non-robotics companies cap at 25.
Reality vs attention
MOIA draws attention at the 38th percentile but verifies reality at the 40th percentile among AVs. Hype Gap -2.1, 32nd widest among AVs.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 2 verified deployments. Limited public funding data for capital position assessment.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Sep 10, 2026