Nuro
Founded by ex-Waymo engineers Jiajun Zhu and Dave Ferguson; built R1/R2 delivery pods, then pivoted in 2024 to licensing its Nuro Driver software.
- Robot models in the atlas
- 33 vehicles
- First robot
- 2018Latest 2022
- Headquarters
- Mountain ViewCalifornia, United States
- Can I buy one?Not on sale yetPrototype, pilot or research robots only
- Who uses it?3 robot models in useCalifornia DMV allowed R3 testing in four Bay Area cities at up to 45 mph, but Nuro said…
- What is new?2025-08-21Nuro closes $203M Series E
Robots
3 robot models shown in public, from 2018 to 2022. Newest first. Open one for its full profile.
Who uses it
Customers and deployments reported for Nuro's robots. Each robot's page links its sources.
Nuro R32022 · PrototypeCalifornia DMV allowed R3 testing in four Bay Area cities at up to 45 mph, but Nuro said in September 2024 it had no plan to deploy it and paused the BYD build deal in 2023.
Nuro R22020 · DiscontinuedTested in Houston from February 2020; the exemption allowed up to 5,000 vehicles over two years.
Nuro R12018 · RetiredJoined the Kroger grocery pilot in Scottsdale, Arizona in December 2018.
What is new
The latest stories about Nuro's robots, newest first.
- Nuro closes $203M Series E The Robot Report · Nuro R3
- Lucid, Nuro and Uber plan robotaxi fleet The Robot Report · Nuro R3
- Nuro unveils third-generation delivery vehicle AI Business · Nuro R3
- US exempts Nuro R2 from car rules electrive · Nuro R2
The company
What it says about itself and what the sources record.
- Founded
- 2016
- Headquarters
- Mountain View, California, United States
- Focus
- Self-driving software and delivery vehicles
- Funding
- Raised more than $2 billion; $6B valuation in 2025
- Partners
- Uber, Lucid, NVIDIA, Kroger, Domino's, 7-Eleven
Similar makers
Other makers of self-driving vehicles, starting with those in United States.
Sources
1 source behind this page.
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