Verne
Public rides with a safety operator- Testing
- Driverless tests
- Staff and invitees
- Public, with operator
- Driverless, free
- Paid driverless
Open to the public - book in the Verne or Uber app. A safety operator rides along.
- Who can ride
- Open to the public
- App
- Verne
Uber - Partner
Uber; Pony.ai (technology)- Service area
- Key districts of greater Zagreb incl. city centre; daily 7:00-21:00
- Area size
- about 90 km2
- Airport
- Includes Franjo Tudjman Airport
- Highways
- not published
- Fleet (official)
- not published
- Fares
- Paid rides in app; a reported 17.4 km test ride cost EUR 1.99 (promotional price)
- Public driverless since
- not published
History
- Testing with safety driver - Road tests with Arcfox Alpha T5 vehicles under way by 30 March 2026 source
- Public rides with a safety operator - Public paid robotaxi service launched in the Verne app with trained safety operators on board source
Announced next
- Announcement Fully driverless operation once safety benchmarks and regulatory approvals allow; no date Target: not given. Announced . source
- Announcement Verne's own two-seat robotaxi to be produced at a factory near Zagreb Target: 2026. Announced . source
Sources (5)
- Verne robotaxi service partners with Uber and Pony.ai for launch - electrive, 9 Apr 2026
- Verne launches Europe's first commercial robotaxi service in Zagreb - The Next Web, 8 Apr 2026
- Verne launches robotaxi service in Zagreb, citizens are already booking rides - HrTurizam, 8 Apr 2026
- Zagreb first European city with autonomous rides on Uber - Croatia Week, 21 Aug 2026
- China's robotaxi race reaches Europe: WeRide and Pony.ai break through the regulatory wall - China Biz Insider, Sep 2026
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