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Self-drivingDriver-assist and robotaxi software

Momenta

by Momenta

Momenta is a Chinese company that sells driver-assist software to carmakers and is also building fully self-driving software for robotaxis. Its driver-assist is in more than one million cars; its robotaxis are still in testing and early trial service. The Next Web, 29 June 2026

5

Stage 5 of 5

Regulator-cleared or mass market

Which rule placed it
Evidence
Independently reported
Human help
Not disclosed
Last milestone
31 Aug 2026

01Can I get it?

Yes, in places

Where it works today
Robotaxi testing or early service in six cities in three countries, including a driverless trial licence in Shanghai's Pudong district; Abu Dhabi and Munich (with Uber) planned. Momenta interim results filing, HKEX, 31 Aug 2026
Published price
No published price in our sources.
Human help
In Munich, Momenta and Uber said tests would start with human safety operators aboard who can take control. TechCrunch, 7 Sept 2025

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.

  1. Mass market

    Momenta said more than one million cars built by carmakers now carry its driver-assist software.

    Momenta interim results filing, HKEX, 31 Aug 2026

  2. Update

    Germany's federal motor transport authority allowed Momenta to test Level 4 self-driving cars (cars that drive themselves in set areas) on public roads across the country.

    Global Times, 29 July 2026Company-reported

  3. Funding

    Momenta's shares began trading on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange after a share sale of up to about HK$5.9 billion (about $750 million).

    The Next Web, 29 June 2026

  4. Cleared · sets the stage

    Momenta got a licence for driverless trial service in Shanghai's Pudong New Area.

    Momenta interim results filing, HKEX, 31 Aug 2026

  5. Update

    Uber and Momenta said they would start testing robotaxis in Munich, Germany, in 2026.

    TechCrunch, 7 Sept 2025Company-reported

03Promised vs delivered

What the maker said, and when

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

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.

On video

What it looks like, at stage 5

Videos from the maker show the robot at its best. The stage comes from the dated record above, not from what a video shows.

Maker's video · 16 Oct 2026Momenta × IM Motors, together on the streets of Paris.Maker's video · 16 Oct 2026Oct 12 | 10–11 AM FR | JAECOO 7 × Momenta | First zero-takeover L2++ challenge @ Arc de TriompheMaker's video · 27 Feb 2026Onsite Video Coming — an inside Look at Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s Test RideMaker's video · 11 Dec 2025Momenta, Mercedes-Benz and Lumo: Join Forces to Launch Luxury Robotaxi Fleet in Abu Dhabi!Maker's video · 19 Nov 2025Momenta x Mercedes-Benz: The all-new Mercedes-Benz electric CLAMaker's video · 6 Nov 2025Momenta Super APA — Reverse parallel parking in a dead-end? Don't freak out!
Every robot video

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.

  1. 5

    Regulator-cleared or mass marketThis robot

    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.

    Placed by: Momenta got a licence for driverless trial service in Shanghai's Pudong New Area (Jan 2026).

  2. 4

    Paying customers

    Delivered to customers who pay for it, beyond a trial, or a paid service the public can use.

  3. 3

    Pilot

    Working with a named customer in a real setting, as a trial.

  4. 2

    Pre-orders

    Orders, reservations or deposits taken, with nothing delivered yet.

  5. 1

    Demo only

    Shown in videos, staged events or a factory, with no units working for customers.

What we couldn't confirm. We could not confirm how many robotaxis Momenta runs today, whether any run with no one aboard, or whether Munich testing with Uber has begun.

Sources

  1. 01The Next Web, 29 June 2026
  2. 02Momenta interim results filing, HKEX, 31 Aug 2026
  3. 03TechCrunch, 7 Sept 2025
  4. 04Global Times, 29 July 2026

Cite this page

Robotics Verdict. “Momenta (Momenta): how far has it got?” roboticsverdict.com/robots/momenta. Checked 19 October 2026.

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