Mobileye is moving beyond its role as a technology supplier to establish a wholly owned autonomous ride-hailing operation, with a US launch planned for 2027.
The company intends to bring together autonomous driving technology, fleet and rider services, and mobility management within a single vertically integrated division.
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According to the press statement, this marks a departure from its existing model of licensing self-driving systems to automakers and mobility providers.
At the centre of the new service will be Mobileye Drive, its standalone self-driving platform.
The initiative will also draw on capabilities from Moovit, a Mobileye subsidiary, encompassing its mobility platform, consumer applications, multimodal trip planning and autonomous vehicle mission control.
Mobileye founder and CEO Amnon Shashua said: “As interest in autonomous mobility accelerates, the industry has become increasingly dependent on a small number of technology providers and business models.
“We believe there is an opportunity for a new approach—one built on deep autonomous-driving expertise, strong industry partnerships, and proven capabilities across the mobility ecosystem.”
Fleet management technologies and teleoperation infrastructure from the subsidiary will also be integrated into the new service.
Mobileye said the new operation will run alongside its existing technology supply business and is not expected to alter its commercial arrangements with automakers, mobility operators and other customers.
The company said customer-led deployments and its own robotaxi operations are expected to progress in parallel.
The initial phase will see roughly 100 vehicles deployed in a major US metropolitan area during 2027, with the rollout taking place in stages throughout the year.
The phased approach is intended to validate the operating model under fully driverless conditions.
Subject to a successful deployment, Mobileye aims to scale the fleet to approximately 17,000 vehicles over the following five years.
To support the programme, the company said it would collaborate with autonomous vehicle-ready platform manufacturers, fleet operators, vehicle integration partners and technology suppliers.
Mobileye noted that Moovit’s platform currently reaches more than 1.7 billion users across over 3,500 cities in 112 countries and 45 languages, and that more than 230 million vehicles have been produced globally incorporating its technology.
