Nvidia said at CES 2026 that it will begin on-road testing of its first full-stack autonomous vehicle in the United States in the first quarter of 2026, and plans to work with partners to trial Level-4 autonomous robotaxi services in 2027.

Wu Xinzhou, vice president of Nvidia’s automotive business, said the robotaxi service will use Level-4 autonomous driving technology to enable fully driverless operation within predefined areas. Initial trials will be conducted under a “limited public access” model and will be jointly operated with an unnamed partner, he said.

Nvidia Chief Executive Jensen Huang said robotics is the company’s second-largest growth engine after artificial intelligence, adding that the long-term goal is to put one billion autonomous vehicles on the road, covering both privately owned vehicles and fleet-based rental or ride-hailing operations.

To support automakers’ development efforts, Nvidia also introduced its Drive AGX Thor in-vehicle computing platform, priced at about $3,500, which the company said is designed to lower development costs and accelerate time to market.