Mobileye launches standalone robotaxi service in the US
▼ Summary
– Mobileye plans to launch a robotaxi service in an unnamed US city in 2027, starting with about 100 robotaxis in early 2026.
– The service will be vertically integrated, using Mobileye’s Moovit platform for customer bookings and driver coordination.
– Mobileye was bought by Intel in 2017 and went public again in 2022.
– CEO Amnon Shashua stated the company aims to create a scalable robotaxi business for global deployment.
– Mobileye rose to prominence in the mid-2010s when Tesla used its ADAS for Autopilot, but ended the partnership in 2016 over safety concerns.
Mobileye is set to launch its own robotaxi service in a U.S. city in 2027, though the exact location remains undisclosed. The autonomous driving technology company announced today that the service will be fully vertically integrated, leveraging its Moovit mobility platform to handle ride bookings, driver coordination, and customer interactions. The Israeli firm, acquired by Intel in 2017 before returning to public markets in 2022, plans to begin operations with roughly 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 gained widespread attention in the mid-2010s when Tesla integrated Mobileye’s advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) into its Autopilot feature. That collaboration ended in 2016 after Mobileye grew concerned that Tesla was marketing a driver assistance system to consumers as a fully driverless technology. Since then, Mobileye has continued partnering with other automakers on ADAS and autonomous vehicle development.
(Source: Ars Technica)
