Uber is investing hundreds of millions of dollars into Lucid and autonomous vehicle technology startup Nuro in a bid to launch its own robotaxi service.

The ride-sharing company also announced it’s making separate multi-hundred-million dollar investments in both Lucid and Nuro.

Lucid, Nuro and Uber have announced a next-generation global premium robotaxi programme developed exclusively for Uber's ride-hailing platform. Uber is