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ID. Buzz AD at Los Angeles

The Volkswagen ID. Buzz AD is a fully electric autonomous vehicle designed for ridepooling and ride-hailing services. Equipped with Mobileye's self-driving system (cameras, radars, lidars, and high-performance computers), it offers 360-degree environment recognition. It is Volkswagen's first autonomous production vehicle, being deployed in Hamburg, Berlin, Munich, Oslo, and Los Angeles.

ID. Buzz AD by MOIA · Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified · Robotaxis

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MOIA America began on-road validation testing of autonomous ID. Buzz vehicles in Los Angeles in April 2026, scaling to 100+ vehicles with human operators. Driverless ride-hailing on the Uber platform planned for late 2026.

Key facts

Fleet size
100+ vehicles (with human operators during validation phase)
Platform
Uber ride-hailing

Exposure

Customer segment
logistics
Scale tier
mass 100 999

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Safety record

No incidents on record for ID. Buzz AD at Los Angeles.

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Trust tier
Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verifiedhow tiers work →
Last updated
2026-08-21
Model
ID. Buzz AD
Company
MOIA
Location
United States/California/Los Angeles County/Los Angeles
Operator
MOIA
Status
pilot
Operator type
maker operated
Scale at site
100+ units
Site environment
outdoor
Location precision
verified coordinates
First seen
2026-04-08
ID
89489db1-2020-4a4a-a966-b69d632a9a36

Timeline

  1. Apr 2026
    First recorded
    ID. Buzz AD first documented operating at Los Angeles.
  2. Aug 2026
    Current status: pilot, reviewed
    Latest recorded state. New status transitions append here as the deployment-status recorder produces them.

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Sources (1)

  1. MOIA America to deploy autonomous ID. Buzz vehicles on the Uber platform in Los Angeles by the end of 2026 · https://www.volkswagen-group.com/en/articles/moia-america-to-deploy-autonomous-id-buzz-vehicles-on-the-uber-platform-in-los-angeles-by-the-end-of-2026-20306 · 2026-04-08
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-08-21

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: pilot

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: av

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Common questions

What is the ID. Buzz AD deployment at Los Angeles?
ID. Buzz AD, built by MOIA, is recorded as a deployment at Los Angeles on the DEPLOY registry. MOIA operates the deployment directly.
Who operates ID. Buzz AD at Los Angeles?
MOIA, the manufacturer of ID. Buzz AD, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.
When did the ID. Buzz AD deployment at Los Angeles go live?
The deployment is recorded as starting April 8, 2026 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
Have there been incidents at the ID. Buzz AD deployment at Los Angeles?
No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.

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