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Lucid sells more robotaxis to Uber, appoints a new CEO

Lucid is making some changes. The luxury EV company said Tuesday that it was expanding its robotaxi deal with Uber - and nabbing some additional investment cash in the process. And it's naming a new CEO who hails not from…

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Lucid and Nuro executives hailing an Uber robotaxi. | Image: Nuro

Lucid is making some changes. The luxury EV company said Tuesday that it was expanding its robotaxi deal with Uber – and nabbing some additional investment cash in the process. And it’s naming a new CEO who hails not from the world of electric vehicles, but from a company that manufactures a different kind of mobility device: elevators, escalators, and moving walkways.

First, Lucid said that Uber is increasing the number of Lucid Gravity SUVs it is purchasing, from 20,000 to 35,000, for its robotaxi fleet. If you’ll recall, last year, Lucid, Uber, and autonomous delivery startup. Nuro announced a massive robotaxi deal that would see the de …

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