伙伴关系
Tensor, MTZ Sign LOI 在德国部署最多500辆自动出租车
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Tensor Auto Inc.)是美国Tensor Robocar的一家实体AI公司和开发商，慕尼黑出租车运营商Münchner Taxi Zentrum (MTZ) 宣布于2026年10月27日发出意向书(LOI)，将Tensor Robocars作为德国的自主出租车部署，初期在德国城市和MTZ拥有多达500辆车的车队运营这项服务。
公司在马德里自主流动峰会上披露了该计划，MTZ首席执行官Gregor Beiner和Tensor首席商务官Hugo Fozzati在那里被描绘出"机器人". 公告将MTZ描述为慕尼黑最大的出租车运营商。
运营商引导型商业模式
根据公告中概述的结构，出租车运营商经营服务并保持其客户关系和品牌，而Tensor则出售Robocar并作为一个经常性订阅提供自主驾驶，它称之为自主驾驶作为服务，或ADaaS. 对车队、客户和数据的控制仍由出租车公司负责，这种安排是把这种控制留在欧洲。
Tensor 称公司选择了MTZ公司，以建立良好的监管关系，批准商业运营，并在慕尼黑拥有40多年的运营经验。 MTZ将在自己的品牌下运营Robocars，作为其出租车服务的一部分，称公司在欧洲的其他出租车运营商可以采用同一种模式。 机器人车的设计是为了与MTZ现有的调度系统相融合，因此骑行者会像目前那样与MTZ订票并搭乘；与城市合作，MTZ决定其自主分舰队运行的地点，时间和方式。 在该模式下，Tensor通过ADaaS订阅提供自主驾驶软件，车队管理工具，持续服务和培训，而MTZ则运营车辆。
车队融资将来自与流动运营商和出租车公司合作的金融机构，这些公司认为这种安排有利于快速扩大规模，同时在欧洲流动中创造了一个新的资产类别。 MTZ等运营商将管理日常服务业务。
舰队目标和欧洲扩张
除了德国最初的500辆车辆目标外，合作伙伴称的目标是在欧洲提供Robocar后24个月内再安排10 000辆Robocar与欧洲运营商。 称公司通过Beiner在出租车部门的角色进入大型的行业网络，随着目标的实现，伙伴结构始于德国和全欧洲的扩展。
LOI还有两家公司探索将Robocars出售给德国的私人买家。 该公告列举了目前德国约有5万辆出租车，欧洲约有50万辆出租车的潜在市场。
Tensor创始人兼首席执行官Jay Xiao 称自主驾驶将改变城市流动性，Tensor正在建设必要的技术和伙伴生态系统，以大规模提供安全，高附加值的Robocar服务。 他称MTZ是将Robocar服务带到德国并扩展到整个欧洲的重要合作伙伴。 Beiner 称出租车业在为欧洲带来可持续自主驾驶方面发挥着主导作用。 He 称 MTZ将在慕尼黑以自己的名义运行自主车辆，同时保持服务质量和对客户数据的控制，并补充说，专业驾驶员在需要个人协助或人类接触的情况下仍然不可或缺。
日出机器人车
公告称，机器人车是为自主而专门建造的，而不是从现有的一辆车改装而成的，而且车型的建造符合个人所有权要求的更严格的标准。 Tensor将这一双重用途设计作为出租车服务运营商和骑手的优势。
根据Tensor的说法，该车的设计是进行自动维护检查并清理自己的传感器，然后用被屏蔽的传感器自行停放，缩短了它在仓库所花的时间。 Tensor还描述了由代理AI所驱动的"机器人"，它并非仅仅遵循预先编程的规则，而是其周围的原因，理解了骑手的要求，并对其采取行动。 称公司乘客能用自然语言与车辆交谈，要求车辆改变路线，多做一站或回答问题。
德国最初的部署须经各公司之间的明确协议和德国第4级监管批准。
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Tensor, MTZ Sign LOI to Deploy Up to 500 Autonomous Taxis in Germany
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Tensor Auto Inc., an American physical AI company and developer of the Tensor Robocar, and Munich taxi operator Münchner Taxi Zentrum (MTZ) announced a letter of intent (LOI) on October 27, 2026, to deploy Tensor Robocars as autonomous taxis in Germany, with an initial fleet of up to 500 vehicles in German cities and MTZ operating the service.
The companies disclosed the plan at the Madrid Autonomous Mobility Summit, where MTZ chief executive Gregor Beiner and Tensor chief business officer Hugo Fozzati were pictured with the Robocar. The announcement describes MTZ as Munich’s largest taxi operator.
An Operator-Led Business Model
Under the structure outlined in the announcement, the taxi operator runs the service and keeps its customer relationships and brand, while Tensor sells the Robocar and provides autonomous driving as a recurring subscription it calls Autonomous Driving as a Service, or ADaaS. Control of the fleet, the customer and the data stays with the taxi company, an arrangement the announcement frames as keeping that control in Europe.
Tensor said it selected MTZ for its well-established regulatory relationships, its approval for commercial operations and more than 40 years of operating experience in Munich. MTZ would operate the Robocars under its own brand as part of its taxi service, and the companies said other taxi operators across Europe could adopt the same model. The Robocar is designed to integrate with MTZ’s existing dispatch systems, so riders would book and ride with MTZ as they currently do; in collaboration with the city, MTZ decides where, when and how its autonomous fleet runs. Under the model, Tensor supplies the autonomous driving software, fleet-management tools, ongoing service and training through the ADaaS subscription, while MTZ operates the vehicles.
Fleet financing would come from financial institutions working with mobility operators and taxi companies, an arrangement the companies characterize as enabling rapid scaling while creating a new asset class in European mobility. Operators such as MTZ would manage day-to-day service operations.
Fleet Targets and European Expansion
Beyond the initial 500-vehicle target in Germany, the partners said they aim to place 10,000 additional Robocars with European operators within 24 months of the Robocar becoming available in Europe. The announcement says the partnership has access to a large industry network through Beiner’s roles in the taxi sector; he chairs Taxis 4 Smart Mobility, or T4SM, a coalition of taxi organisations from six European countries that the companies said could adopt the same operator-led model. The partner structure starts in Germany and expands across Europe as targets are met.
The LOI also has the two companies exploring sales of Robocars to private buyers in Germany. The announcement cites a potential market of about 50,000 taxis currently in Germany and about 500,000 across Europe.
Tensor founder and chief executive Jay Xiao said autonomous driving will transform urban mobility, and that Tensor is building the technology and partner ecosystem needed to deliver safe, premium Robocar services at scale. He called MTZ an important partner for bringing Robocar services to Germany and expanding across Europe. Beiner said the taxi industry has a leading part to play in bringing sustainable autonomous driving to Europe. He said MTZ will run autonomous vehicles in Munich under its own name while maintaining service quality and control over customer data, and added that professional drivers remain indispensable in situations that call for personal assistance or a human touch.
The Tensor Robocar
The announcement describes the Robocar as purpose-built for autonomy rather than converted from an existing car, and as built to the more demanding standards required for personal ownership. Tensor presents that dual-purpose design as an advantage for both operators and riders in taxi service.
According to Tensor, the vehicle is designed to run automated maintenance checks and clean its own sensors, then park itself with the sensors shielded, cutting the time it spends in the depot. Tensor also describes the Robocar as driven by agentic AI that, rather than simply following pre-programmed rules, reasons about its surroundings, understands what a rider asks and acts on it. The company said passengers will be able to talk with the vehicle in natural language, asking it to alter a route, make an extra stop or answer questions.
The initial German deployment is subject to definitive agreements between the companies and to Level 4 regulatory approval in Germany.
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