# Mobileye Drive at Munich: deployment

Canonical ID: `a7ca6a82-fe96-46b5-b800-f9513e0e2ae0`

In January 2023, Mobileye began on-road autonomous driving tests in Germany using Nio ES8 vehicles equipped with the Mobileye Drive AV system, following a permit granted under Germany's updated autonomous vehicle regulations. The pilot operates with a safety driver on board during the testing phase.

The program was announced at IAA Mobility 2021 as a commercial robotaxi partnership between Mobileye (fleet owner) and Sixt SE (planned mobility operator), with rides to be bookable through the Sixt and Moovit apps. Mobileye Drive-equipped Nio ES8s form the test fleet; Schaeffler AG participates as a technology partner. The pilot was announced to start in Munich and later expand across Germany and other European cities.

Source note: January 2023 testing start is confirmed by CnEVPost citing Mobileye's German permit. Commercial passenger service status and current operational scope are unconfirmed in available sources as of the ingest date.

## Key facts

- **Test platform:** Nio ES8 with Mobileye Drive AV system
- **Mobility partner:** Sixt SE (planned commercial operator)
- **Technology partner:** Schaeffler AG
- **Supervision:** Safety driver present during pilot phase
- **Source note:** Road testing confirmed Jan 2023; commercial passenger service status unconfirmed

**Trust tier:** Catalog entry · 3 sources · not yet field-verified

_Last updated: 2026-06-12_

- **Slug:** mobileye-drive-munich
- **Status:** pilot
- **Model:** [Mobileye Drive](/models/mobileye-drive.md) (id: `37a03d4e-96d6-477a-89f1-69feeb6fba03`)
- **Company:** [Mobileye](/companies/mobileye.md) (id: `340a91d4-df20-47d2-b2fb-337d334b54d4`)
- **Location:** [Munich](/locations/munich.md) (id: `e46c3edd-33a3-4fe7-9e87-74423f8d32c7`)
- **First seen:** 2023-01-06T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (3)

1. **Mobileye begins autonomous driving tests in Germany with Nio ES8** · https://cnevpost.com/2023/01/06/mobileye-begins-autonomous-driving-tests-in-germany-with-nio-es8/ · 2023-01-06
2. **Mobileye Kicks Off AV Pilot in Germany** · https://www.mobileye.com/news/mobileye-kicks-off-av-pilot-in-germany/
3. **Mobileye and SIXT Plan New Robotaxi Service** · https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210907005337/en/Mobileye-and-SIXT-Plan-New-Robotaxi-Service · 2021-09-07

## Common questions

### What is the Mobileye Drive deployment at Munich?

Mobileye Drive, built by Mobileye, is recorded as a deployment at Munich on the DEPLOY registry. Mobileye operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates Mobileye Drive at Munich?

Mobileye, the manufacturer of Mobileye Drive, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.

### When did the Mobileye Drive deployment at Munich go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting January 6, 2023 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

### Have there been incidents at the Mobileye Drive deployment at Munich?

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.


_API: GET /v1/robots/a7ca6a82-fe96-46b5-b800-f9513e0e2ae0 · feeds: GET /v1/feeds?deploymentId=a7ca6a82-fe96-46b5-b800-f9513e0e2ae0 · canonical URL: /deployments/mobileye-drive-munich_