Bolt and Lucid target 25,000 robotaxis for Europe
Bolt and Lucid Motors are planning to put at least 25,000 self-driving vehicles on European roads, the Estonian mobility company and U.S. electric-car maker announced today. If the plan goes ahead, it would be Lucids biggest robotaxi commitment to date and give Bolt a vehicle designed specifically for its push into autonomous ride-hailing. However, there are still no firm orders placed yet, and no transactions have been done. Bolt has not ordered a single Lucid vehicle, which makes the 25,000 autonomous vehicle target a plan on paper and not an actual committed purchase. Discover more Brokerages & Day Trading Merchant Services & Payment Systems News Bolt would own and run the fleet The vehicles will be built on Lucids upcoming mid-size EV platform, which the company says will be smaller and cheaper than its current models, according to TechCrunch. Bolt plans to own and operate the fleet instead of getting the vehicles on a lease, while the two sides will develop the platform with autonomous driving in mind from the start, according to a press release. The vehicles are expected to use Nvidias Hyperion platform for the computing and sensors needed for autonomous driving. However, it remains unclear who will provide the software that actually controls the vehicle,









