Uber, Nvidia and Israel’s Autobrains team up to launch robotaxi service
Munich chosen as the first city for a new autonomous taxi platform designed to work across multiple vehicle brands.
Ride-hailing giant Uber, Nvidia, and Israeli autonomous driving company Autobrains are partnering to launch a new autonomous taxi service. Munich will serve as the program’s first deployment city and as the foundation for a robotaxi model designed to operate independently of any specific vehicle manufacturer. The approach is intended to enable the expansion of autonomous transportation services across multiple vehicle types and cities.
To date, most robotaxi services have relied on dedicated vehicle platforms, expensive sensor suites, and complex computing architectures. This model has made large-scale commercial deployment difficult and has limited the ability to operate across different vehicle brands, models, and markets.
Autobrains’ technology takes a different approach. Its autonomous driving system operates through a network of specialized AI agents, each focused on a specific driving task, such as environmental perception, risk identification, contextual analysis, and real-time decision-making.
According to the company, this architecture allows the system to navigate complex and unpredictable urban environments more efficiently and flexibly while relying on standard sensors and less demanding computing requirements. For robotaxi operators, this could enable broader deployment at lower cost and across multiple vehicle platforms rather than a single dedicated model.
Munich was selected as the launch city because of its status as one of Europe’s leading automotive hubs. The city combines dense urban environments, highways, and a mature regulatory framework for autonomous mobility, making it an attractive testing ground for commercial-scale deployment.
The service is expected to integrate with Uber’s mobility platform and operate as part of the company’s broader transportation ecosystem.
The partnership combines Uber’s global ride-hailing network, Nvidia’s DRIVE Hyperion Level 4 autonomous driving platform, and Autobrains’ Agentic AI technology.
“Autonomous driving will not scale by relying on a single model to solve every driving scenario,” said Igal Raichelgauz, CEO and Founder of Autobrains. “It requires systems that can reason, adapt, and make decisions under uncertainty. With Uber and NVIDIA, we are bringing this approach into autonomous ride-hailing - combining Agentic AI with the mobility platform and automotive compute needed to support scalable robotaxi operations across cities, vehicles, and real-world conditions.”
Autobrains was founded in 2019 as a spin-off from the Cortica Group and has operated independently ever since. The company employs approximately 100 experts in artificial intelligence, autonomous driving, and software development, with operations in Tel Aviv and Munich.
The company holds more than 300 patents and works with automakers, Tier 1 suppliers, and mobility companies to develop advanced driver-assistance systems and autonomous driving technologies. To date, Autobrains has raised approximately $140 million from investors including Temasek, BMW i Ventures, Toyota Ventures, Continental, Knorr-Bremse, and VinFast.
