Mobileye to Launch Robotaxi Service in US City in 2027
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- Mobileye plans to launch a vertically integrated robotaxi service in an unnamed US city in 2027, using its Moovit platform.
- The company will start with 100 robotaxis early next year and aims to scale to 17,000 within five years.
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Mobileye, acquired by Intel in 2017 and later re-listed, has a history with Tesla and develops advanced driving assistance systems (ADAS).
The driving technology company Mobileye plans to launch a robotaxi service in an as-yet-unnamed US city in 2027, it said earlier today. The service will be vertically integrated, using Mobileye’s Moovit mobility platform to interact with customers booking rides, coordinate drivers, and so on. The Israeli company, which was bought by Intel in 2017 before going public again in 2022, says it will start with around 100 robotaxis early next year.
“Mobileye has spent more than two decades building the technologies required for autonomous driving,” said Prof. Amnon Shashua, founder and CEO of Mobileye. “Today we are taking the next step: combining those technologies with operational ownership to create a financially and geographically scalable robotaxi business designed from the ground up for global deployment,”
The company first rose to prominence in the mid-2010s, when Tesla began using Mobileye’s advanced driving assistance systems (ADAS) as part of Autopilot. That relationship lasted until 2016, when Mobileye dropped Tesla as a customer after being alarmed that a driver assistance system was being sold to end users as driverless technology. Since then, Mobileye has continued to work with other partners on ADAS and autonomous vehicles.
It has developed a new “SuperVision” ADAS that combines cameras and radar sensors, used by Porsche and Polestar, among others. On the robotaxi front, it has partnered with Volkswagen Group’s MOIA to develop a commercially available robotaxi based on the VW ID. Buzz minivan, and last year, Mobileye revealed plans to work with Lyft to deploy robotaxis in Dallas, “as soon as” this year.
“This initiative is not a replacement for our existing partnerships; it is an extension of them,” said Shashua. “We remain deeply committed to enabling automakers and mobility providers with Mobileye Drive. At the same time, operating our own service allows us to accelerate adoption, gain direct operational experience, and showcase the full potential of autonomous mobility,” he said.
If Mobileye’s experience with the initial 100 robotaxis goes well, it says it will scale up to around 17,000 robotaxis within the following five years. “The robotaxi revolution has only just begun, and its potential for transforming how we travel around the world continues to increase,” he said.
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Mobileye will scale up to approximately 17,000 robotaxis within five years.
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Preguntas abiertas
- Which US city will host the robotaxi service?
- What are the specific financial projections for the robotaxi business?
