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Lucid Gravity at California

Lucid Motors electric SUV. Base vehicle for the Lucid-Nuro-Uber robotaxi program (Nuro Driver L4 hardware integrated at Lucid; software commissioned for Uber). Consumer Gravity also sold separately.

Lucid Gravity by Lucid Motors · Operated by Nuro · Catalog entry · 6 sources · not yet field-verified · Robotaxis

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California DMV modified Nuro driverless permit to authorize testing of Lucid Gravity SUVs on public roads without human safety operator. Nuro partnering with Lucid and Uber for next-gen robotaxi fleet, with commercial deployment scheduled to begin in a major US city in 2026.

Key facts

Permit
CA DMV driverless testing authorization for Nuro operating Lucid Gravity (Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties per DMV permit-holder list). Separate from paid driverless deployment.
Partners
Nuro (autonomy) + Lucid Motors (Gravity vehicle) + Uber (network / fleet).
Vehicle
Lucid Gravity SUV with Nuro Driver L4 stack.
Commercial launch
2026 in a major US city
CPUC passenger pilot
Nuro (8 May 2026): CPUC Drivered Pilot Permit for passenger-carrying tests with a safety driver. Does not authorize paid rides or driverless passenger service.
Commercial launch target
San Francisco Bay Area later in 2026 (Lucid IR 14 Apr 2026; Uber IR 17 Jun 2026). Not yet driverless commercial deployment.

Exposure

Customer segment
consumer
Scale tier
pilot lt10

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Safety record

No incidents on record for Lucid Gravity at California.

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Trust tier
Catalog entry · 6 sources · not yet field-verifiedhow tiers work →
Last updated
2026-09-24
Operator
Nuro
Status
pilot
Operator type
maker operated
Scale at site
2 to 10 units
Site environment
outdoor
Location precision
verified coordinates
First seen
2025-01-01
ID
a9f87e49-fbc5-4b44-9f41-803a3f1b76fa

Timeline

  1. Jan 2025
    First recorded
    Lucid Gravity first documented operating at California.
  2. Sep 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 (6)

  1. https://www.business2community.com/2026/05/07/nuro-uber-california-dmv
  2. https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/vehicle-industry-services/autonomous-vehicles/autonomous-vehicle-testing-permit-holders/ · 2026-04-03
  3. https://www.nuro.ai/blog/nuro-secures-cpuc-permit-for-testing-robotaxi-passenger-service-in-california · 2026-05-08
  4. https://ir.lucidmotors.com/news-releases/news-release-details/lucid-receive-new-investments-pif-and-uber-uber-and-lucid-expand · 2026-04-14
  5. https://investor.uber.com/news-events/news/press-release-details/2026/Uber-Nuro-and-Lucid-to-Bring-Robotaxi-Service-to-Houston-in-2027/default.aspx · 2026-06-17
  6. https://eletric-vehicles.com/lucid/lucid-cfo-says-uber-nuro-robotaxi-is-unlike-anything-else-on-the-road/ · 2026-09-24
Methodology: Verified · 6 sources (3 primary) · last reviewed 2026-09-24

Verification posture

Verified

High confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-09-24

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: pilot

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: av

Sources by quality tier

3
unclassified
Unclassified source
2
primary-company-ir
Company IR disclosure
1
primary-regulatory-filing
Regulatory filing

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Common questions

What is the Lucid Gravity deployment at California?
Lucid Gravity, built by Lucid Motors, is recorded as a deployment at California on the DEPLOY registry. Nuro operates the deployment.
Who operates Lucid Gravity at California?
Nuro operates this deployment as a customer of Lucid Motors, the manufacturer of Lucid Gravity.
When did the Lucid Gravity deployment at California go live?
The deployment is recorded as starting January 1, 2025 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
Have there been incidents at the Lucid Gravity deployment at California?
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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