Self-drivingSelf-driving robotaxi van

ID. Buzz AD (MOIA)

Name: ID. Buzz AD (MOIA)
Brand: MOIA (Volkswagen)

The ID. Buzz AD is a self-driving version of Volkswagen's electric van, run by VW's mobility company MOIA and using Mobileye's self-driving system. It is being tested with riders in Hamburg and with Uber in Los Angeles, with a safety operator aboard. MOIA press release, 17 June 2025 (company)

Stage 3 of 5

Pilot

Which rule placed it

Evidence: Company-reported only
Human help: Safety monitor aboard
Last milestone: 15 July 2026

01Can I get it?

Only through a trial

Where it works today: Free test rides for selected registered residents in Hamburg (since July 2026), and testing with Uber in Los Angeles (since April 2026). No paid driverless service yet. Sustainable Bus, 17 July 2026
Published price: No published price in our sources.
Human help: Each van carries a trained safety operator who can take over when needed. The Next Web, 16 July 2026

02Track record

What has actually happened

Every milestone is dated and links to the page it comes from. Lines marked company-reported rest on the maker's own word.

15 July 2026
Pilot · sets the stage
MOIA began test rides for passengers in Hamburg with up to ten ID. Buzz vans. Rides are free during the trial.
Sustainable Bus, 17 July 2026Company-reported
8 April 2026
Pilot · sets the stage
MOIA America and Uber began testing self-driving ID. Buzz vans in Los Angeles, with about 10 vehicles and a human safety operator aboard.
TechCrunch, 8 Apr 2026Company-reported
17 June 2025
Unveiled
MOIA showed the series-production ID. Buzz AD, which uses Mobileye's self-driving system and 27 sensors, including 13 cameras, nine lidars (laser sensors) and five radars.
MOIA press release, 17 June 2025Company-reported
24 April 2025
Update
Volkswagen and Uber agreed to put thousands of self-driving ID. Buzz vans on Uber in US cities over about ten years, starting in Los Angeles.
Uber press release, 24 Apr 2025Company-reported

03Promised vs delivered

What the maker said, and when

Dated targets the maker set in public, against what has happened since.

Said24 April 2025
First paid Uber launch in Los Angeles in 2026
Volkswagen and Uber said the first commercial launch would come in Los Angeles in 2026. Uber press release, 24 Apr 2025
Still pending
Testing in Los Angeles began in April 2026 with safety operators; in April the target was a robotaxi service by late 2026, and driverless rides in 2027.
Said8 April 2026
Driverless rides in Los Angeles in 2027
MOIA said driverless operations in Los Angeles should begin in 2027. TechCrunch, 8 Apr 2026
Still pending
SaidJuly 2026
European approval for driverless operation in 2027
MOIA is aiming for European approval to run the ID. Buzz with no one aboard in 2027. The Next Web, 16 July 2026
Still pending

04Safety and incidents

What has gone wrong

No crashes, recalls or regulator reports in our sources. That is not proof none happened; we add them when a regulator or trusted outlet reports one.

How we placed it

The rule, not an opinion

Stages are worked out by published rules from the dated milestones above. We never rate robots, and no maker can pay to change a stage.

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Regulator-cleared or mass market
A regulator has cleared it where approval applies: FDA clearance or approval for a medical robot, a permit to run with no one aboard for a self-driving vehicle, or an FAA approval for routine drone flights. Or: Widely sold: sales in the hundreds of thousands, or a product category you can buy in ordinary shops.
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Paying customers
Delivered to customers who pay for it, beyond a trial, or a paid service the public can use.
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PilotThis robot
Working with a named customer in a real setting, as a trial.
Placed by: MOIA began test rides for passengers in Hamburg with up to ten ID. Buzz vans. Rides are free during the trial (15 July 2026); MOIA America and Uber began testing self-driving ID. Buzz vans in Los Angeles, with about 10 vehicles and a human safety operator aboard (8 April 2026).
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Pre-orders
Orders, reservations or deposits taken, with nothing delivered yet.
1
Demo only
Shown in videos, staged events or a factory, with no units working for customers.

What we couldn't confirm. We found no report of a paid Uber launch in Los Angeles or California driverless permits as of mid-October 2026.

Sources

Cite this page

Robotics Verdict. “ID. Buzz AD (MOIA) (MOIA (Volkswagen)): how far has it got?” roboticsverdict.com/robots/moia-id-buzz. Checked 19 October 2026.