Uber and Autobrains test robot cabs in Munich

Autonomous Within Limits Uber Launches Robotaxi Test in Munich With Autobrains

2026-06-01 Source: dpa 2 min Reading Time

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In the Bavarian state capital, a test of robot cabs by the ride-hailing company Uber is beginning with the Israeli AI company Autobrains ...

Munich is set to become a global test city for an Uber project regarding robotaxis, which is to be carried out together with Autobrains ...(Image: Uber) — Munich is set to become a global test city for an Uber project regarding robotaxis, which is to be carried out together with Autobrains ...
(Image: Uber)

A fleet of autonomous vehicles is to be set up by Uber and Autobrains in Munich (Germany). This was announced by the companies at the GTC technology conference in Taipei. The vehicles meet the requirements of level 4, which means that the robotaxis can be operated completely without a driver in clearly defined areas. Passengers could safely sleep, work or watch movies during the journey. According to Uber, vehicles without a classic cockpit are also conceivable because no human intervention is required. However, the vehicle may only drive in a predetermined area—for example within the central ring road in Munich or on certain sections of highway. Incidentally, the project is technologically based on the computing platform of chip giant Nvidia.

The Autobrains System Works With AI Agents

The technical heart of the project is the so-called Agentic A from Autobrains in Israel. The special feature is that, in contrast to conventional end-to-end AI models that process the entire driving task as a single large system, the Autobrains approach breaks down the driving process into specialized, independent software agents. One AI agent then evaluates priority rules, for example, another pays attention to pedestrians and yet other agents are responsible for tasks such as changing lanes. A higher-level system evaluates these dimensions of the traffic situation in parallel and then makes binding decisions in real time. Munich serves as a global launch city for the consortium because, in addition to the dense urban infrastructure and proximity to leading automotive companies, the legal framework in Germany is particularly suitable.

Expensive Special Robotaxi Vehicles Are Now A Thing of the Past

At the heart of the strategic partnership is a fundamental paradigm shift for commercial autonomous mobility, as emphasized. This is because expensive customized special vehicles can now be dispensed with. And previous services for robotaxis, such as Google subsidiary Waymo, currently rely on highly individualized vehicle fleets with complex sensor superstructures on the roof. Instead, the new program in Munich establishes a so-called OEM-agnostic model. According to Uber, this means that the system can be easily integrated into existing series vehicles from a wide range of car manufacturers (OEMs) such as Audi, BMW, Mercedes and Volkswagen. For the automotive industry, this should open up the possibility of integrating their own vehicle platforms into an autonomous driving service network without immense development costs.

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