Nuro's Andrew Chapin: Only a few robotaxi companies will survive

About this episode

Andrew Chapin discusses the future of robotaxis and Nuro's business strategy amidst industry challenges.

Andrew Chapin, COO at Nuro, joins Automotive News reporter Molly Boigon on the “Shift” podcast to talk about why he thinks robotaxis won’t become a commodity. He also explains why Nuro is diversifying its business, including investments in logistics and personal autonomy, amid losses at Lucid, its robotaxi manufacturing partner.

People in this episode

Host: Molly Boigon

Guest: Andrew Chapin

Topics covered

• robotaxis
• mobility
• business diversification
• logistics
• autonomy

Keywords

• robotaxi
• Nuro
• Andrew Chapin
• Lucid
• mobility
• autonomy
• logistics

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Nuro, Lucid

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