With the ability to cover up to 450 miles on a single charge, the Gravity SUV is expected to function well as a robotaxi, since it will need less downtime for recharging. This way, vehicles will be available for riders more often. Tesla ’s own Model Y is being used as the brand’s robotaxi, but that has nowhere near the range of the Lucid Gravity.

The new robotaxi program would outfit the Lucid Gravity SUV with Nuro Driver Level 4 autonomous software, deployed on Uber's platform and fleet management systems. Uber said the g