Lucid Group and shared transport platform Bolt have formed a strategic partnership to expand autonomous mobility services across European cities. The initiative combines the software vehicle architecture developed by Lucid with the fleet operations of Bolt. Under this agreement, Bolt plans to deploy at least 25,000 self-driving cars built on the upcoming midsize vehicle platform from Lucid.
Deploying Autonomous Mobility Across Europe
The deployment represents a major step toward the long-term target set by Bolt to operate 100,000 driverless units by 2035. Bolt operates in more than 50 countries and 850 cities, serving over 200 million customers worldwide. The company will own and operate the fleet directly, managing city partnerships and charging hubs.
Company leaders highlighted the operational scope of the new program across urban transit networks.
“Shared autonomous mobility offers the perfect opportunity to extend our unique technology beyond consumer vehicles. Bolt’s reach and operating expertise make it an ideal partner to scale autonomous mobility across Europe.”
Silvio Napoli, CEO of Lucid
Platform Architecture and Hardware Integration
Both companies will collaborate from early product development on an autonomous driving system ready for SAE Level 4 operations. The vehicle platform is expected to integrate NVIDIA Hyperion, a computing setup combining high-performance processing hardware with standardized sensors. This architecture enables continuous software updates and real-time environment processing.
Markus Villig, Founder and Chief Executive of Bolt, emphasized the importance of unified technical systems.
“Autonomous driving in Europe requires data, software, vehicles, and operations to work as one system built for European roads and regulation.”
Markus Villig, Founder and CEO of Bolt
Operational Structure and Fleet Management
The rollout will be managed by Bolt Autonomous Driving Solutions, which designs safety parameters and commercial operations. Meanwhile, the newly created Lucid Technologies unit will lead technical execution by consolidating AI, driver assistance, and autonomy software into a single division. This technical setup supports regular fleet monitoring and customer dispatch systems.
Lucid manufactures vehicles at facilities in Arizona and Saudi Arabia. The automaker applies in-house engineering across powertrain hardware, onboard software, and sensor management to support the European vehicle program.
Regulatory Alignment and Production Roadmap
Lucid and Bolt plan to coordinate with European regulators and transport policymakers before testing on public roads. This joint work aims to establish safety compliance standards across multiple municipal jurisdictions. The companies will share operational data to meet regional road safety guidelines and commercial transport mandates.
