Robot model

Chip

Chip is a street-legal electric Life Utility Vehicle (LUV) with 4-6 seats, 25 mph top speed, 100+ miles range, in-wheel motors, ~15 kWh LFP battery.

Manufacturer: Chip Motors
Form factor: personal_mobility
Maturity: research
Lifecycle: active
Website: chipmotors.com ↗

The verified answer

As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies Chip, a personal mobility by Chip Motors (research). 1 source back the record.

Overview

Chip is a street-legal electric Life Utility Vehicle (LUV) with 4-6 seats, 25 mph top speed, 100+ miles range, in-wheel motors, ~15 kWh LFP battery. Features Chip Go teleoperated remote driving for self-parking and errands. Starting at $15,000, deliveries planned for 2027.

Verified vs. claimed

Maturity stage: research(Lab-stage only; no commercial or public deployment reported.)
Sources on file: View all sources →

No verified deployments on file. DEPLOY tracks independently-sourced deployment evidence separately from manufacturer capability claims.

Key facts

Maker

Chip Motors

Type

Personal mobility vehicle, prototype stage.

Performance (company-claimed)

25 mph top speed; 100+ miles per charge.

Price (company-claimed)

Estimated from $15,000 (four-seat) and $18,000 (six-seat).

Data & sources

Web sources

1 source backing this record.View all →

Pricing

No verified price is on record for Chip. Physical-AI systems are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price.

How DEPLOY tracks pricing

Recent activity

Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.

Record createdJul 17, 2026
Added to the verified registry

Full change history →

Safety record

No incidents on record for Chip.

Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.

Sources (1)

https://chipmotors.com

Mentioned on (1+)

Registry pages whose text names Chip.

Companies (1)

Synopsys

About 54 more pages name Chip and were not checked here.

Common questions

What is Chip?

How much does Chip cost?

Chip's price is not publicly disclosed. DEPLOY has no verified price on record for Chip from Chip Motors. Physical-AI systems like this are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price; check the manufacturer for the latest.

Is Chip actually deployed in the real world?

Chip is at the research stage: it exists, but DEPLOY has no verified real-world deployment on record. Manufacturer capability claims should be read as claims pending independent verification.

Who makes Chip?

Chip is made by Chip Motors, based in Miami, Florida, USA, founded in 2024.

Can you buy Chip?

Chip is at research stage and is not yet available for sale.

What are alternatives to Chip?

On the DEPLOY registry, comparable personal_mobility robots to Chip include Glydways Personal Autonomous Pod, NeoFly, TM-B, OMO-X.

How does Chip compare to Glydways Personal Autonomous Pod?

Chip and Glydways Personal Autonomous Pod (Glydways · 5 deployments) are both personal_mobility robots on the DEPLOY registry. Chip has 0 verified deployments on record. Compare both records for specs, safety, deployments, and verified-vs-claimed autonomy.

Is Chip a top personal_mobility?

On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, safety, adoption, media, and IP signals, Chip ranks in roughly the top 84% of personal_mobility models tracked by the registry.

What is Chip's maturity stage?

Chip is at the research stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Research stage means active development without commercial deployments on file.

Where is Chip deployed?

No verified deployments of Chip are currently on the DEPLOY registry. DEPLOY records deployments only when verified at a named site with a primary source; absence may reflect pre-deployment, research, or manufacturer-internal use.

Is Chip safe?

Chip has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.

Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-10-12

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-10-12

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: research

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: personal_mobility

Sources by quality tier

1: unclassified; Unclassified source

The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.