Verne

Verne develops and operates a commercial autonomous mobility service for European cities, and describes itself as Europe's first commercial robotaxi operator. The company is based in Zagreb, Croatia, where it is part of Rimac Group, and takes an integrated approach to the robotaxi business, spanning autonomous driving systems, purpose-built vehicle design, infrastructure, fleet operations and the digital passenger experience.

Its core product is the Verne robotaxi service, which offers driverless rides in European cities. Driverless rides are currently available in Zagreb, with Manchester, United Kingdom listed as a forthcoming market. The company has run fully driverless test rides with passengers on public roads in Zagreb. The service is built around a purpose-built autonomous vehicle integrated with the Mobileye Drive autonomous-driving platform for urban robotaxi operations, supported by in-house infrastructure and fleet operations.

The technical scope is broad, covering autonomous driving systems, artificial intelligence, software engineering, vehicle engineering and design, manufacturing, infrastructure, fleet operations and digital mobility services. Teams work across these disciplines together, and the company collaborates with regulatory authorities, technology suppliers and mobility partners to meet local and EU requirements.