Models
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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
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
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Key facts
Founder
CEO
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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Where Verne's robots are verified operating. Explore the deployment map by place and type.
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 →
Recent coverage
Verne in third-party press
Peer companies
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Lifecycle stage
- early
- Counterparty risk class
- moderate
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)
- 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)
Common questions
- What is Verne?
- 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.
- What does Verne make?
- Verne has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: Verne Robotaxi (Verne builds physical robots).
- Who competes with Verne?
- On the DEPLOY registry, peer companies to Verne building in the same form factors include Tesla, Aurora Innovation, Nuro, Waymo.
- Who is the CEO of Verne?
- Marko Pejkovic is the ceo of Verne, per the DEPLOY registry.
- Where is Verne headquartered?
- Verne is headquartered in Zagreb, Croatia.
- Where does Verne operate robots?
- Verne is a robot manufacturer and does not directly operate deployments on the DEPLOY registry. Its products are deployed by customer operators; see the company page for the verified deployment record.
- Is Verne a top robotics company?
- On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Verne ranks in roughly the top 61% of companies tracked by the registry.
- When was Verne founded?
- Verne was founded in 2019.
- Is Verne safe?
- Verne has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-06
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-06
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.
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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
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Video
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Reality vs attention
Verne draws attention at the 27th percentile but verifies reality at the 26th percentile among AVs. Hype Gap +0.6, 13th widest among AVs.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 1 verified deployment. 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: Jul 19, 2026