Lucid Group introduces Lunar purpose-built robotaxi concept

At Lucid’s (LCID) investor day in New York, the company says it “outlined key technical and strategic elements of its upcoming Midsize platform and revealed its next-generation Atlas electric drive unit.” Lucid also introduced Lunar, a purpose built two-seat robotaxi concept based on the Midsize platform, that it says is “designed to maximize efficiency, utilization, and lifetime operating economics.” While still in the concept phase, Lunar “highlights the potential of the company’s Midsize platform to support future autonomous and commercial applications,” Lucid stated. In addition, Lucid notes it highlighted advanced discussions with Uber (UBER) to finalize an agreement to deploy Lucid Midsize platform vehicles at a scale similar to the Gravity robotaxi program, with intention to increase over time. “We view Lucid as a key strategic partner as we continue to rapidly deploy autonomous vehicles around the world. Lucid’s unmatched efficiency, autonomy-ready vehicle architectures, and customer-centric approach give us confidence in our ability to deliver autonomous mobility together at global scale,” said Dara Khosrowshahi, CEO at Uber.