上月末，曾经的北美智驾"独角兽"企业Nuro，刚刚完成了其E轮追加融资。 除去最近几年偶尔见诸于科技自媒体的介绍其华人创制人的文章，以无人物流车起家的Nuro，在国内公众媒体中存在感并不高 追加金额共9700万美元，除了优步（Uber）与英伟达两家外，参与的还有贝利·吉福德（Baillie Gifford，特斯拉的大股东之一），以及冰屋风投、亲和风 投、誓言风投等等一众投资基金。 如果算上今年4月，由普信集团（T. Rowe Price）、富达投资、老虎环球基金、Greylock等等先期注入的1.06亿美元资金，则本轮融资总额达到了2.03亿美 元（约14.44亿人民币）规模。 值得一提的是，在4月启动E轮融资之际，各方综合给出的企业估值，约为60亿美元规模。这看似一个非常巨大的数字，然而对比2021年该公司在D轮融资 时高达86亿美元的估值，跌幅超过了三成。 Nuro官方于去年公布的最新产品概念图，可见其业务已经转型为智能驾驶解决方案提供商 尽管估值大幅下跌，但对企业而言，能够融到新的资金显然才是生死攸关的大事。毕竟，鉴于盈利甚至何时能够收回投资的焦虑，全球智驾企业刚刚经历 了去年到今年年初的这波"资本寒冬 ...

Core Insights - Uber, Lucid Group, and Nuro have announced a partnership to launch a next-generation premium robotaxi program exclusively for the Uber platform, aiming to deploy over 20,000 Lucid vehicles equipped with Nuro's Level 4 autonomous driving technology over the next six years [1][4][5] Company Summaries Uber - Uber plans to deploy 20,000 or more Lucid vehicles in dozens of markets globally, with the first launch expected in a major US city next year [2][3] - The company will invest hundreds of millions of dollars into both Nuro and Lucid as part of this partnership [4] - Uber's platform operates in 70 countries, averaging 34 million trips per day, which provides the scale necessary to make self-driving vehicles accessible [7] Lucid Group - Lucid's vehicles will be integrated with Nuro's autonomous driving technology, leveraging the advanced architecture of the Lucid Gravity for a scalable robotaxi offering [6] - The Lucid Gravity features a 450-mile EPA estimated range, which minimizes downtime for charging and maximizes vehicle availability [7] - Lucid aims to extend its innovation and technology leadership into the autonomous vehicle market, which is projected to be multi-trillion dollars [5][10] Nuro - Nuro will lead the development and validation of safety protocols for the robotaxi service, utilizing simulations and real-world testing [8] - The Nuro Driver™ is designed to be vehicle-agnostic and has been proven through five years of driverless deployments across multiple U.S. cities [5][11] - Nuro's technology aims to make autonomy accessible and scalable, supporting various applications including robotaxis and commercial fleets [11]