Lucid Motors Partners with Bolt to Explore Robotaxi Deployment in Europe
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Lucid Motors has announced a partnership with Bolt, a European mobility platform, to potentially introduce robotaxis in Europe. Bolt aims to deploy at least 25,000 fully autonomous vehicles based on Lucid's upcoming mid-size electric vehicle architecture, which is designed to be smaller and more affordable than current models.
This partnership is significant as it follows a restructuring at Lucid Motors, led by new CEO Silvio Napoli, who has made substantial workforce reductions and delayed the launch of its mid-size platform to the second half of 2027. The collaboration with Bolt marks a strategic move for Lucid as it seeks to enter the robotaxi market, which Napoli believes could yield higher profit margins compared to traditional retail.
Looking ahead, Bolt envisions a fleet of 100,000 autonomous vehicles by 2035, although no specific timeline for deployment has been disclosed. The two companies will collaborate on developing an autonomous driving system-ready vehicle platform, utilizing Nvidia's Hyperion architecture for compute and sensing capabilities. No further timeline was disclosed at the time of publication.
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Lucid Motors has a potential robotaxi partner for Europe
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