Lucid Group's stock soared 36% on 17 July, closing at £2.32 ($3.12), following a landmark partnership with Uber and Nuro to deploy 20,000 autonomous robotaxis. This move positions Lucid to challenge Tesla and Waymo in the intensifying robotaxi market.

Ross Gerber is pushing back against a partnership between rideshare service Uber Technologies Inc. and automaker Lucid Group Inc.

Forget about Elon Musk and Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) for a moment. While shares may seem like the biggest bargain of the Magnificent Seven basket, given its shaky start to the year and the robotaxi opportunity that lies ahead,

The autonomous vehicle sector got a jolt on Thursday when Lucid Group (NASDAQ:LCID) announced a three-way partnership with Uber Technologies (NYSE:UBER) and privately held Nuro to deploy at least 20,000 Lucid Gravity SUVs equipped with Nuro's L4 autonomous technology on the Uber (NYSE:UBER) network over the next six years.

As of 10 a.m. ET, shares of Lucid are up 30.1%. Over the next six years, Uber plans on developing a fleet of 20,000 (or more) Lucid vehicles that will operate as robotaxis, which Uber will own and operate or its third-party fleet partners. Riders will have exclusive access to the robotaxi service through the Uber platform.

Lucid, which has always offered an array of driver-assistance features, is now expanding the suite of driver aids on its models with two new hands-free features. Perhaps it’s surprising that a luxury automaker is offering the tech after mass-market brands like Ford, but better late than never, right?

Lucid’s electric sedan can drive further, charge faster, and packs more advanced tech than most of the competition. That

Tesla ( TSLA) and its high-profile CEO Elon Musk can be polarizing. However, the automaker has achieved things that seemed impossible. It not only broke into the highly mature auto industry, it also helped to create the electric vehicle (EV) market. Could buying EV upstart Lucid ( LCID) set investors up for a similar success story?

Lucid Motors’ aggressive pricing strategy and the launch of the Gravity SUV are paying off. The California-based luxury EV maker had its sixth consecutive record quarter for vehicle deliveries, while the numbers for the first half of the year are even more impressive.