Lucid's Arizona Line Builds Two Very Different Gravity SUVs at Once

Lucid’s Casa Grande plant in Arizona is now rolling out two Gravity programs side by side: the first production GT-S performance SUVs for retail buyers, and robotaxi prototypes destined for the Uber–Nuro fleet.

Nick Twork, Lucid’s head of communications, posted four factory-floor photos on X last week, and they capture both efforts in the same frame.

The Robotaxi Still Looks Like a Gravity

One image shows a black Gravity fresh off the line, parked in an inspection bay while workers give it the once-over. It reads as almost ordinary — the roof-mounted sensor cluster Twork calls the “halo” had not been bolted on yet.

A second shot moves inside, where the curved driver display spells out “nuro,” the autonomous driving firm supplying the self-driving stack. Otherwise the cabin stays familiar: floating center touchscreen, leather seating, premium trim. That choice matters, since Uber intends to sell the service as a step above a standard ride-hail trip.

The Three-Way Split: Lucid builds the SUV · Nuro supplies the autonomous hardware and software · Uber runs the ride-hailing platform

Uber’s order book for the program is substantial — a minimum of 20,000 Gravity SUVs spread across six years. Testing is already underway in San Francisco with a human safety operator aboard, and a public launch there is slated for later in 2026. Nuro, meanwhile, has roughly 100 Gravity units gathering data in several U.S. cities, fitted with high-resolution cameras, solid-state lidar and radar. Modified vehicles built specifically for commercial service are expected to start production in late 2026.

Blue Belts, Blue Calipers: Inside the GT-S

Twork’s other two photos came from a second post a day later, showing the earliest customer-spec GT-S units coming down the same line.

Lucid introduced the GT-S in August and markets it as “America’s most powerful three-row SUV.” The performance variant gets visual cues that set it apart from the rest of the Gravity range — blue exterior accents, painted blue brake calipers, and blue seat belts with matching stitching and piping across the first two rows.

The images make the point plainly. Bright blue webbing pops against black upholstery, and one close-up catches the caliper — white “S” logo and all — mounted over a large rotor before the wheel goes on. It’s hardware most owners will only glimpse through the spokes.

Key Numbers for the GT-S

Specs at a Glance: 1,070 hp · 0–60 mph in 3.1 seconds · From $125,900 (before tax, title, options and fees) · $1,850 destination and delivery

No official delivery date has been announced. Twork’s wording — “shipping soon” — is as specific as Lucid has gotten, though finished units on the line suggest the first handovers are near.

Price remains the sticking point. The GT-S sits comfortably above the Gravity Touring, and plenty of shoppers have already had the familiar experience of loving the SUV until the sticker appeared.

What the Photos Actually Prove

The Casa Grande factory is juggling luxury retail builds and fleet-bound robotaxis simultaneously — no small feat for a company still finding its production rhythm. Lucid’s ramp-up has had rough patches before, including a stretch when thousands of Gravity SUVs sat idle awaiting fixes.

These four images don’t settle every question about output or pace. They do show metal moving: finished GT-S examples, and robotaxis taking shape one sensor at a time.