Lucid and Bolt are working toward a major robotaxi deployment in Europe, with plans for at least 25,000 fully autonomous vehicles based on Lucid’s midsize platform. The vehicles would operate through Bolt, an Estonian car-sharing platform that wants to build a large autonomous fleet.
The partnership connects Lucid’s electric vehicle platform with Bolt’s car-sharing service. It also gives the plan a clear scale: Bolt wants 100,000 autonomous vehicles on its platform by 2035, while the European rollout with Lucid would account for at least 25,000 vehicles.
A midsize platform for autonomous travel
Lucid showed a two-seater robotaxi prototype based on its midsized platform earlier this year. That same platform now sits at the center of the planned European deployment with Bolt, although the final robotaxi design has not been described beyond those details.
The robotaxi is being designed for Level 4 automation. That means the vehicle is intended to handle driving without a human driver in the situations covered by its operating system. The plan also points to NVIDIA’s Hyperion autonomous vehicle architecture as the likely technology used for the robotaxi.
The 25,000-vehicle target gives the project a clear focus on fleet service rather than individual ownership. Bolt’s platform would provide the service framework, while Lucid would supply vehicles based on its midsize architecture. Together, the companies plan to place those vehicles across Europe.
This European project comes as Lucid works through changes to its wider vehicle plans. The company recently delayed the Cosmos SUV, its first electric vehicle based on the midsized platform, to early 2027. Lucid announced that delay a couple of months after laying off around 18 percent of its workforce.
Lucid’s robotaxi plans extend beyond Europe
Lucid also has a robotaxi partnership with Uber and Nuro in the United States. Uber plans to deploy 35,000 Lucid robotaxis in the country, including midsized vehicles and a model based on the Gravity SUV.
Nuro has started testing the Gravity robotaxi with a safety driver in Houston and the San Francisco Bay Area. That testing gives the US partnership a separate path from the planned European deployment, with Nuro working on the Gravity robotaxi while Bolt and Lucid focus on vehicles based on the midsize platform.
The two projects show Lucid working with different mobility companies and vehicle plans in different markets. In Europe, Bolt aims to deploy at least 25,000 fully autonomous vehicles based on Lucid’s midsize platform. In the US, Uber’s plan covers 35,000 Lucid robotaxis, including both midsized vehicles and a version based on the Gravity SUV.
What the numbers say about Bolt’s strategy
Bolt’s target of 100,000 autonomous vehicles on its platform by 2035 is larger than the initial Lucid deployment planned for Europe. The 25,000-vehicle goal therefore represents one part of Bolt’s wider autonomous vehicle plan, not the full fleet target.
The plan also links three pieces of the robotaxi market: electric vehicles, autonomous driving technology, and app-based transportation services. Lucid brings the vehicle platform, NVIDIA’s Hyperion architecture is expected to support the automated driving system, and Bolt plans to place the vehicles on its car-sharing platform.
For Lucid, the European partnership adds to a robotaxi strategy that already includes Uber and Nuro in the United States. For Bolt, the agreement puts a specific vehicle target behind its larger goal of reaching 100,000 autonomous vehicles by 2035.
The timeline for the European deployment was not provided. The companies’ stated target is clear, however: at least 25,000 autonomous Lucid-based vehicles across Europe, with the robotaxi designed for Level 4 automation and likely to use NVIDIA’s Hyperion architecture.
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