Stellantis, Wayve and Uber have signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding to jointly develop and deploy Level 4 driverless robotaxis at global scale, formalising a three-way alliance the companies say pulls together the vehicles, AI software and mobility platform needed to commercialise autonomy in one stack.
What The Three Companies Bring
Under the MoU, Stellantis will design, engineer and manufacture vehicles built on its L4-Ready Platforms, which embed the sensor suites, redundancy and safety architecture required for high-utilisation driverless operations. Wayve will provide its end-to-end AI Driver software, an Embodied AI stack designed to generalise across cities without city-by-city HD mapping. Uber will deploy the resulting vehicles on its global mobility network so riders can hail autonomous trips through the standard Uber app.
Building On Existing Deals
The partnership extends the companies' existing collaborations. Stellantis and Wayve already have an L2++ hands-free supervised-driving agreement announced in May 2026, and Wayve and Uber are together deploying autonomous rides in London, Tokyo and ten other cities starting this year. Uber has also been sharpening its rivalry with Waymo in the US after the two firms restructured their existing tie-up, as covered in our recent report on Waymo's planned Uber robotaxi exit in Austin and Atlanta.
Framework Only — No Fixed Timeline
The MoU is expressly non-binding: it establishes a framework for future agreements on technology development, licensing, production and vehicle procurement, but does not lock in a timeline or financial terms. Each company retains flexibility to pursue additional autonomous-driving partnerships. The trio said work will focus on vehicle integration, testing, validation and deployment across Europe, North America and beyond.
Ecosystem Bet On Autonomy
Executives from all three companies framed the alliance as evidence that the fastest path to scaled autonomy runs through ecosystem partnerships rather than a single vertically integrated player — a thesis that Wayve, in particular, has been pushing as it lines up automaker deals alongside its Uber partnerships. It is also a marker of how mainstream OEM platforms are being retooled around driverless-first architectures, mirroring parallel moves such as China resuming robotaxi permits for Momenta and Baidu and Uber's earlier Wayve robotaxi launch waitlist in London.
Reporting based on coverage from Stellantis, Wayve, Uber, Bloomberg and Reuters.