Key Facts
- ✓ Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang unveiled the Alpamayo family autonomous-driving stack.
- ✓ Amazon-backed Zoox provided live robotaxi demonstrations at CES 2026.
- ✓ Uber plans to launch a robotaxi service in San Francisco by late 2026.
- ✓ Nuro plans to have tens of thousands of vehicles worldwide soon.
Quick Summary
Autonomous driving technology has a large presence at CES 2026 in Las Vegas. The industry focus has shifted from concepts to scaling autonomy. Nvidia unveiled a new autonomous-driving stack. Amazon-backed Zoox offered live robotaxi rides. Uber, Lucid, and Nuro announced plans for late 2026 deployments.
Industry Shift to Scaling Autonomy
Robotaxis and self-driving cars have a large presence at CES 2026. The industry has moved on from mere concepts to realistic scaling. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang unveiled the Alpamayo family. This serves as an autonomous-driving stack for OEMs to deal with edge cases. Uber and Nuro showed an early look at the Lucid Gravity SUV. Public riders may take this vehicle by late 2026.
"We've been moving very, very quickly. We signed this partnership last July. We're already testing the production-intent vehicles on public roads. And very soon, we're going to have tens of thousands of them worldwide."
— Dave Ferguson, Nuro co-CEO and cofounder
Amazon's Zoox Demonstrations
Uber, Lucid, and Nuro Plans
Uber, Lucid, and Nuro hosted an event at Fontainebleau Las Vegas. 2026 will be a big year for these companies. Uber plans to roll out a robotaxi service by late 2026. The first market will be San Francisco. Nuro is testing production-intent vehicles on public roads. Nuro co-CEO Dave Ferguson stated they plan to have tens of thousands of vehicles worldwide very soon.
