Elon Shakes in Terror as Nvidia, Uber, and Stellantis Form the Ultimate Robotaxi Superteam

Last time we saw a Big 3 this powerful, LeBron was running out of a Miami tunnel with Wade and Bosh…

This time? It’s Jensen Huang, Dara Khosrowshahi, and Carlos Tavares (of Stellantis)... teaming up to do what Elon’s been claiming he’d do before the stone age… build functioning robotaxis.

Like any major tech reveal in 2025, it started with Jensen Huang in his signature black leather jacket (seriously, does he even take it off for airport security?). At Nvidia’s GTC conference in D.C., he unveiled Drive AGX Hyperion 10…  Nvidia’s new “brain in a box” for self-driving cars. Uber signed on as the early collaborator, and Stellantis is handling the car-making (Foxconn is doing the wiring but not notable enough to be included in the Big 3).

(Source: Reuters)

Here’s the masterplan: By 2027, Uber wants 100,000 Nvidia-powered robotaxis terrorizing the streets… excuse me, “redefining mobility.” Stellantis will crank out at least 5,000 of the first models, turning its assembly lines into robot factories, while Uber handles the glamorous stuff: charging, cleaning, and making sure these things don’t accidentally enter a mall like it’s Grand Theft Auto.

For Stellantis (down 15% over the last year), this is a “make or die trying” moment. The automaker’s been thirsting to prove it can hang with Tesla and GM’s Cruise… both of which are currently in their “embarrassing teenage years” of autonomy. Partnering with Nvidia gives Stellantis some long-overdue AI credibility, while Uber offers the ultimate testing ground: a global network of congested cities full of terrible drivers and even worse pedestrians. Carlos Tavares called it a “mobility platform.” Translation: “Please, God, let Wall Street start calling us a tech company.”

Then Jensen (the world’s best salesmen) took the mic and declared this the “inflection point for robotaxis.” (Challenge impossible: Jensen going on stage anywhere and not using the words “inflection point.”)

As for Uber, well, they’re calling this the start of a “robotaxi data factory.” Supposedly, it’ll collect over 3 million hours of driving footage to train Nvidia’s AI models… meaning every pothole, jaywalker, and e-scooter kamikaze makes the next model slightly less homicidal.

Of course, Uber’s deja vu is strong here. In 2018, one of its self-driving test cars killed a pedestrian in Arizona while the safety driver was watching Grey’s Anatomy. The car didn’t even attempt to hit the brakes… and neither did Uber’s PR team. The scandal destroyed Uber’s entire self-driving division, but six years later, here they are again… older, wiser, and this time pretending Stellantis makes them look legit.

(Source: The Guardian)

If this somehow works, Uber might finally graduate from “beta testing with Waymo” to a full-fledged robot army on the streets. And for Stellantis, it’s a rare redemption arc… a chance to go from “the Chrysler people” to “the ones that didn’t totally miss the future.”

Still, Big 3s take time to click. LeBron didn’t win in year one either… and if history repeats itself, Uber’s season will end somewhere between “federal investigation” and “please return your robotaxi to the nearest service depot.”

At the time of publishing this article, Stocks.News holds positions in Uber as mentioned in the article.