Overview
- The three companies announced the alliance June 17–18, 2026, assigning Stellantis to build L4‑ready vehicles, Wayve to supply the AI driving software, and Uber to run the service through its app.
- They said they will start public robotaxi service in London this northern summer and aim to operate in at least ten cities before the end of the year.
- Stellantis plans to deliver vehicles with factory‑integrated sensors and redundant safety systems designed for high‑use driverless fleets while Wayve uses an end‑to‑end AI approach that it says can adapt across cities without full city‑by‑city mapping.
- Wayve has tested autonomous cars since 2018 and reports trials in more than 500 cities, and the partners said they will focus on integration, testing and validation to meet safety and regulatory requirements.
- The alliance positions the trio against established robotaxi players such as Waymo and Baidu and feeds into industry forecasts that predict hundreds of thousands to millions of robotaxis by 2035 while also creating new demands for specialized maintenance, oversight and urban regulation.