# VW ID. Buzz AD at Los Angeles: deployment

Canonical ID: `35a140d5-163b-4926-b188-2d85ee3250ff`

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

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

_Last updated: 2026-06-12_

- **Slug:** vw-id-buzz-ad-los-angeles
- **Status:** pilot
- **Model:** [VW ID. Buzz AD](/models/vw-id-buzz-ad.md) (id: `ece0abd4-89e6-4868-a493-f0b80251f40d`)
- **Company:** [Volkswagen Group](/companies/volkswagen-group.md) (id: `904f5f2b-b4a4-4ec2-bb3b-7850d15fbaf7`)
- **Location:** [Los Angeles](/locations/california/los-angeles.md) (id: `4f55820e-45f3-469f-b019-18f14696a4fb`)
- **Operator:** [MOIA](/companies/moia.md) (id: `abf94a66-2ccc-4dc4-93c5-25712fc6f535`)
- **First seen:** 2026-04-08T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## 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

## 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. MOIA operates the deployment.

### Who operates VW ID. Buzz AD at Los Angeles?

MOIA operates this deployment as a customer of Volkswagen Group, the manufacturer of VW ID. Buzz AD.

### 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?

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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