Stellantis and Bolt announced on Tuesday a strategic partnership to explore the development and deployment of Level 4 autonomous vehicles for commercial operations in Europe. The collaboration will integrate Stellantis’ AV-Ready™ Platforms – including the mid-size eK0 van and STLA Small platforms – with Bolt’s extensive mobility network, according to company representatives.
Strategic goals and deployment timeline
For Stellantis, the partnership expands its growing European ecosystem of collaborators and reinforces its global driverless mobility strategy, leveraging AV-Ready™ Platforms engineered for safe and scalable Level 4 deployment. For Bolt, this marks the next step toward its ambition of hosting 100,000 autonomous vehicles on its platform by 2035.
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“Our AV-Ready™ Platforms are designed for maximum flexibility, enabling us to deliver the best experience for European customers. Autonomous fleets can also reduce carbon footprints by enabling shared, optimized mobility that decreases congestion and emissions. Our partnership with Bolt brings this vision closer to reality by combining our engineering expertise with their operational footprint, aiming to make driverless mobility a trusted part of everyday life in Europe,” said Stellantis CEO Antonio Filosa.
Markus Villig, Bolt founder and CEO, emphasized the shared understanding of the European mobility landscape: “By combining Stellantis’ AV-Ready™ Platforms with our operational expertise, we aim to create the best autonomous offering tailored to European needs. This partnership marks the next step in achieving our goal of having 100,000 autonomous vehicles on Bolt’s platform by 2035.”
Bolt currently provides ride-hailing services in more than 50 countries, including 23 EU member states, and plans to integrate Stellantis’ autonomous vehicles into its shared mobility platform.
Testing of the new vehicles is expected to begin in European countries in 2026. The rollout will follow a phased approach — from prototypes and pilot fleets to progressive industrial scale-up — with an initial production target set for 2029. Stellantis and Bolt will work closely with EU regulators to support responsible testing, certification, and large-scale deployment, aligned with safety, data protection, and cybersecurity standards.
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