Nuro has been granted a permit to begin driverless testing of Lucid Gravity SUVs on California public roads, which will eventually be used in Uber's premium robotaxi service. The California Department of Motor Vehicles modified Nuro's driverless AV permit to include Lucid's vehicles. Nuro, backed by Nvidia and Uber, expects to begin testing later this year. The permit is one of many regulatory hurdles Nuro must clear before Uber launches its premium robotaxis service. As Nuro progresses on testing, Uber has upped its commitment to Lucid, with plans to invest $300 million and buy 20,000 robotaxic-ready Gravity vehicles.