nuTonomy · robotaxi
nuTonomy robotaxi
Renault Zoe / Mitsubishi i-MiEV
Small electric Renault Zoe and Mitsubishi i-MiEV cars fitted with nuTonomy's driving software. The company's work later fed into Motional.
- Price
- —service only, not sold
- Autonomy
- Level 4No driver needed in its area
- Driverless
- Not yetSafety driver on board
- Fleet
- 6Reported; details below
- Speed
- —Not published
- Range
- —Not published
Why it matters
Ran the world's first public robotaxi trial, in Singapore in August 2016.
Real-world use
Six modified cars gave invited riders trips in Singapore's office district from August 2016, with safety drivers; nuTonomy also partnered with Lyft in Boston and was bought by Delphi (Aptiv) in October 2017.
Timeline
- First shown
- 2016-08
- Released
- Not yet
Maker
nuTonomyCompanyHow it drives
Fleet and city figures move fast; each carries its date and who reported it.
- Driverless status
- Safety driver on board
- Where it runs
- Singapore; Boston (testing)
- Fleet
- 6 cars (August 2016)
- SAE level
- Level 4: drives itself with no one at the controls inside its approved area
Public attention
A historic robot: no longer sold or in use, so it is not ranked against current vehicles.
- No Wikipedia article of its own yet
- No recent press stories listed yet
Measures how much people read and write about a robot, not how good it is. Measured 2026-10-13; same method for every robot. How it is measured
What’s inside
No component details published yet.
- Movement
- Wheeled base
- How it runs
- Supervised. Works by itself while a person watches and steps in.
From the maker
nuTonomy robotaxi (Renault Zoe / Mitsubishi i-MiEV) is the only vehicle from nuTonomy in the atlas.
Made, sold and where
No production or sales figures published yet.
- Price
- Not publishedservice only, not sold
- How to get one
- No official buying page found
Side by side with its peers
Picked by the same rules for every robot: another maker’s robot that moves the same way, is at the same stage and does at least one of the same main jobs, first shown within two years. Closer size and price rank higher. How we choose
| Measure | nuTonomy robotaxi (Renault Zoe / Mitsubishi i-MiEV)nuTonomy |  Cruise AV (Chevrolet Bolt EV)Cruise (General Motors)Same job: ride-hail · Both on wheels · Both past robots |  Uber ATG self-driving Ford Fusion HybridUber Advanced Technologies GroupSame job: ride-hail · Both on wheels · Both past robots |  Waymo Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid (4th-gen Waymo Driver)Waymo with Fiat Chrysler AutomobilesSame job: ride-hail · Both on wheels · Both past robots |
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| First shown | 2016-08 | 2016 | 2016-09 | 2016-12 |
| Status | Retired | Retired | Retired | Retired |
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Sources
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