Autonomous vehicles may eventually change the supply of rides, but they may not eliminate the need for ride-hailing platforms.

There are many angles, companies, and strategies for investors to profit from the rise of driverless vehicles. Is Lucid actually a dark horse to become a big winner?

Uber Technologies said it would buy vehicles made by Rivian to be used as self-driving taxis and invest at least $300 million in the company, as it moves to strengthen its foothold in the nascent market for driverless ride sharing.

Deutsche analysts say Uber will be a big winner in the coming driverless car boom. The bank's price target for the stock suggests nearly 40% upside.