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VW ID. Buzz AD at Los Angeles

VW ID. Buzz AD (Autonomous Driving) - the series-production autonomous robotaxi variant of the ID. Buzz, developed by VW's MOIA subsidiary. 27-sensor suite including 9 Innoviz LiDAR units plus Mobileye's self-driving system. First fully autonomous production vehicle from VW Group; US entry via Uber (LA, Austin 2026).

VW ID. Buzz AD by Volkswagen Group · Catalog entry · 3 sources · not yet field-verified · Robotaxis

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MOIA America (a Volkswagen Group subsidiary) and Uber began testing autonomous ID. Buzz vehicles on Los Angeles streets in April 2026, targeting commercial launch on the Uber platform by end of 2026. The initial test fleet of approximately 10 vehicles is staffed with onboard human safety operators supervising validation of the Mobileye Drive autonomy stack.

MOIA America and Uber opened a joint operations facility in Los Angeles ahead of testing and plan to scale the fleet above 100 vehicles before commercial service begins. Fully driverless operations (without safety operators) are expected to follow in 2027. The LA program is a second deployment site for the ID. Buzz AD alongside the Hamburg pilot.

Key facts

Operators
MOIA America / Uber
Testing start
April 8, 2026
Initial fleet
~10 vehicles with human safety operators
Commercial target
End of 2026 on Uber platform
Driverless target
2027
Autonomy stack
Mobileye Drive
Sensor suite
27 sensors: 13 cameras, 9 LiDAR, 5 radars

Exposure

Customer segment
logistics
Scale tier
commercial 10 99

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Safety record

1 incident on record (1 critical). Most recent: Jul 2015.

critical
1

Most recent: Jul 2015

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Incidents on record (1)

Direct incidents recorded against this deployment. Retracted incidents are excluded here but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.

Trust tier
Catalog entry · 3 sources · not yet field-verifiedhow tiers work →
Last updated
2026-08-21
Model
VW ID. Buzz AD
Company
Volkswagen Group
Location
United States/California/Los Angeles County/Los Angeles
Operator
Volkswagen Group
Status
pilot
Operator type
customer deployed
Scale at site
2 to 10 units
Site environment
outdoor
Location precision
verified coordinates
First seen
2026-04-08
ID
35a140d5-163b-4926-b188-2d85ee3250ff

Timeline

  1. Apr 2026
    First recorded
    VW 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 (3)

  1. Volkswagen begins testing its self-driving microbuses in Los Angeles ahead of launch with Uber · https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/08/volkswagen-moia-uber-los-angeles-testing-self-driving-microbuses-id-buzz/ · 2026-04-08
  2. MOIA America to deploy autonomous ID. Buzz vehicles on the Uber platform in Los Angeles by the end of 2026 · https://investor.uber.com/news-events/news/press-release-details/2026/MOIA-America-to-deploy-autonomous-ID--Buzz-vehicles-on-the-Uber-platform-in-Los-Angeles-by-the-end-of-2026-2026-sJHS8F1vOr/default.aspx · 2026-04-08
  3. 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 · 3 sources (1 primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21

Verification posture

Verified

High confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-08-21

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: pilot

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: av

Sources by quality tier

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secondary-industry-publication
Industry publication
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Company IR disclosure
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unclassified
Unclassified source

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Common questions

What is the VW ID. Buzz AD deployment at Los Angeles?
VW ID. Buzz AD, built by Volkswagen Group, is recorded as a deployment at Los Angeles on the DEPLOY registry. Volkswagen Group operates the deployment directly.
Who operates VW ID. Buzz AD at Los Angeles?
Volkswagen Group, the manufacturer of VW ID. Buzz AD, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.
When did the VW 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 VW ID. Buzz AD deployment at Los Angeles?
1 active incident affecting this deployment is on the DEPLOY registry. Each is a sourced, append-only record; retracted incidents are suppressed from this view.
Is VW ID. Buzz AD at Los Angeles safe?
VW ID. Buzz AD at Los Angeles has 1 active incident on record in the DEPLOY registry. 1 incident on record (1 critical). Most recent: Jul 2015. Retracted incidents are excluded from this count.

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