Stellantis, Wayve and Uber are collaborating to jointly explore the development and deployment of Level 4 (driverless) robotaxis at a global scale.

The companies seek to accelerate the global rollout of robotaxi services

The collaboration brings together Stellantis’ L4- Ready Platforms Wayve’s AI driving technology and Uber’s global marketplace to power a new generation of fully autonomous vehicles.

The non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) establishes the framework for future agreements covering technology development, licensing, production and vehicle procurement. Each company retains the flexibility to pursue additional collaborations in the autonomous driving space.

The partnership builds on the companies’ existing strategic relationships, including Stellantis and Wayve’s recent L2++ agreement and Wayve and Uber’s partnership to deploy autonomous rides in London, Tokyo and 10 other cities around the world starting this year.

The new initiative intends to combine the three complementary strengths needed to commercialise autonomy: vehicles, technology and platform.

Stellantis will design, engineer and manufacture at scale vehicles built on advanced L4-Ready Platforms that have embedded sensor suites and are engineered with the operational requirements, the safety and redundancy required for high-utilisation driverless operations.

Wayve will provide the AI driving software that enables the vehicles to understand and navigate complex real-world environments fully autonomously. Built with Wayve’s end-to-end AI driving approach, the technology is designed to adapt across different regions and driving conditions without relying on city-by-city mapping or re-engineering, enabling faster and more cost-effective expansion.

Uber will deploy these autonomous vehicles on its global mobility network, connecting riders to autonomous trips through the Uber app and helping scale operations across markets.

The firms say the tie-up brings the benefits of autonomous driving technology to the vehicles and marketplace they already know and trust.

Ned Curic, chief engineering and technology officer at Stellantis, commented: “By combining our L4-Ready Platforms, designed from the ground up for safe and efficient driverless operation, with Wayve’s adaptive AI and Uber’s global network, we are accelerating the deployment of autonomous vehicles that meet real customer needs and enable seamless mobility at scale in everyday life.”

Kaity Fischer, Wayve’s VP of commercial & operations, commented: “This partnership brings together three leaders, each with our own strengths: Stellantis’ vehicle expertise, Uber’s global mobility platform and Wayve’s embodied AI. This is just another strong signal that the industry is converging around Wayve’s technology as the way to scale AVs globally and we’re excited to continue working with Stellantis and Uber to accelerate the promise of autonomy.”

As part of this collaboration, the companies plan to work together on vehicle integration, testing, validation and deployment with the goal of bringing safe, reliable and scalable autonomous mobility services to cities across Europe, North America and beyond.