Stellantis, Wayve and Uber agree to build global robotaxi services

Uber said it has teamed up with automaker Stellantis and Wayve, a company focused on AI-based autonomous driving, on efforts aimed at developing robotaxi services at scale. The announcement frames the collaboration as a way to bring together hardware, driving intelligence and a transportation marketplace that can distribute trips once vehicles are ready for service.

Under the described plan, Stellantis would provide vehicle manufacturing capabilities, while Wayve would contribute its approach to autonomous driving built around AI and perception. Uber would bring its mobility network, which is designed to connect riders with available drivers and, in this concept, eventually with robotaxi fleets.

For Uber, the move reflects a broader push to expand beyond dispatch-based ride services into automated mobility. A robotaxi operation is fundamentally different from app-based rides with human drivers, because the company’s value proposition shifts toward fleet integration, routing and customer access, while safety and driving control depend on the automation stack.

Stellantis, meanwhile, is positioning itself as an enabler of future mobility services by pairing its industrial and vehicle engineering capabilities with autonomous-driving expertise from Wayve. For the automaker, the appeal of the partnership is that it creates a pathway from production to software-driven use cases without having to build every component in-house.

Wayve’s role, as described in the report, centers on AI-based autonomous driving software. The collaboration suggests an attempt to translate Wayve’s driving technology into a real-world service model, using a major ride network to move from technology demonstrations to operational deployment.

The report did not specify timelines, markets, funding amounts, or whether the companies plan to start with limited pilot deployments before broader rollouts. It also did not disclose how responsibility for safety validation, regulatory approvals, insurance or liability would be divided among the partners, all of which typically become major issues when robotaxis move from test environments to public streets.

It was also not clear from the post how the partners plan to structure the service, such as whether Uber would operate the fleet directly, license technology, or take a fee tied to trips completed. Details on vehicle model selection, geographic scope and performance targets were not included.

In the coming months, investors and industry watchers will likely look for additional disclosures that make the partnership more concrete, including which regions are targeted first, how regulatory compliance will be handled, and what metrics will define progress from prototype to commercial robotaxi service.