The verified answer
As of Aug 2026, DEPLOY verifies Verne: 1 model, 1 deployment across 1 region. 1 source back the record.
CategoryRobotaxis
Overview
Verne is a Croatian robotaxi company launched under the Rimac Group, founded by Mate Rimac (founder/CEO of Rimac Automobili), Marko Pejkovic (CEO of Verne), and Adriano Mudri (Chief Design Officer). Verne launched Europe's first commercial robotaxi service in Zagreb in April 2026, powered by Pony.ai's seventh-generation autonomous driving system, in partnership with Uber .
The company plans to expand to 11 cities across the EU, UK, and Middle East, and will eventually deploy a purpose-built two-seat autonomous vehicle for driverless ride-hailing.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 1 deployment on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
Founder
Chief Design Officer
Autonomous partner
Ride-hailing partner
Launch date
Data & sources
Web sources
1
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Models (1)
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Relationships
Current leadership (2)
- Mate Rimac Founderreported, not verified
- Marko Pejkovic CEOreported, not verified
Founders (1)
- Mate Rimaccofounder
Safety record
No incidents on record for Verne.
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)
- Verne1 deployment
Recent coverage
Verne in third-party press
Peer companies
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Lifecycle stage
- early
- Counterparty risk class
- moderate
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Partnerships (2)
- Verne x Pony.ai Robotaxi with Pony AItechnology
- Verne x Pony.ai x Uber with Pony AI, Uberdeployment
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJul 6, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedApr 8, 2026
Verne Robotaxi at Zagreb, Croatia
Sources (1)
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-05
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-05
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Verne.In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Verne from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
$UBER Ready to Ride Higher?
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Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/verne.md
- RSS feed: /companies/verne/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/c07de3f5-661e-49d7-b0d5-b41184d319cd
- Revision history: /companies/verne/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Video
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While the world focuses on Waymo and Tesla in the US, across the continent in Croatia, Rimac just unveiled its own robotaxi concept called Verne Robotaxi. The c
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Explore a significant strategic shift in the `autonomous driving` race, as we take a close look at Mate Rimac's remarkable fleet of 60 real `robotaxi` prototype
Mate Rimac’s autonomous startup, Verne, is officially teaming up with Uber and Pony.ai to bring self-driving taxis to the streets of Europe. Starting in Zagreb,
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Reality vs attention
Verne draws attention at the 71st percentile but verifies reality at the 24th percentile among AVs. Hype Gap +47.1, 3rd widest among AVs.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 1 verified deployment. Meaningful press and media coverage across the period. 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: Aug 20, 2026