The automotive technology company Mobileye plans to offer a robotaxi service in an as-yet-unnamed US city starting in 2027. The company announced this today. The service will be vertically integrated and will use Mobileye's Moovit mobility platform to interact with customers, manage bookings, and coordinate drivers. The Israeli company, which was acquired by Intel in 2017 before going public again in 2022, aims to launch in early 2026 with around 100 robotaxis.
"Mobileye has spent more than two decades developing autonomous driving technologies," said Amnon Shashua, founder and CEO of Mobileye. "Today we take the next step: combining these technologies with operational responsibility to create a financially and geographically scalable robotaxi business, designed from the ground up for global deployment."
Mobileye's Path from ADAS to Robotaxi
Mobileye first gained prominence in the mid-2010s when Tesla began using Mobileye's advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) as part of Autopilot. This relationship ended in 2016 when Mobileye dropped Tesla as a customer, concerned that a driver-assistance system was being marketed to end users as driverless technology. Since then, Mobileye has continued to collaborate with other partners on ADAS and autonomous vehicles.
The company has developed a new "SuperVision" ADAS that combines cameras and radar sensors, used among others by Porsche and Polestar. In the robotaxi space, it has worked with MOIA, a subsidiary of the Volkswagen Group, to develop a commercially viable robotaxi based on the VW ID. Buzz minibus. Last year, Mobileye revealed plans to collaborate with Lyft to deploy robotaxis in Dallas—"as early as" this year.
Standalone Robotaxi Service Complements Partnerships
"This initiative is not a replacement for our existing partnerships, but an expansion of them," said Shashua. "We remain firmly committed to equipping automakers and mobility providers with Mobileye Drive. At the same time, operating our own service allows us to accelerate deployment, gain hands-on operational experience, and demonstrate the full potential of autonomous mobility."
Mobileye plans to start the service initially with around 100 robotaxis. If all goes well, the fleet should grow to around 17,000 vehicles within five years. "The robotaxi revolution is becoming real," added Shashua.