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Nuro R2
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DiscontinuedSucceeded by Nuro R3 United StatesSupervisedSAE level 4

Nuro · driverless delivery vehicle

Nuro R2

Second-generation occupant-free delivery pod with no steering wheel or pedals. Nuro pivoted to licensing its software in 2024; current R2 operations not confirmed.

Price
—service only, not sold
Autonomy
Level 4No driver needed in its area
Driverless
In serviceSince 2021-04
Fleet
2021Reported; details below
Speed
—Not published
Range
—Not published
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Why it matters

Received the first NHTSA exemption for a driverless low-speed vehicle without mirrors or windshield (February 2020).

Real-world use

Tested in Houston from February 2020; the exemption allowed up to 5,000 vehicles over two years.

Timeline

First shown
2020-02
Released
2020
NHTSA exemption granted; Houston testing began

Maker

NuroCompany · founded 2016 · Mountain View, California, United States

Raised more than $2 billion; $6B valuation in 2025

How it drives

Fleet and city figures move fast; each carries its date and who reported it.

Driverless status
Driverless in service
Where it runs
Houston, Texas and Mountain View, California (until Nuro's 2023-24 restructuring)
Driverless since
2021-04
Fleet
Single-figure bot counts per city (TechCrunch, August 2021)
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
  • 1 news story from reputable press listed on this page
  • 1 reported deployment

Measures how much people read and write about a robot, not how good it is. Measured 2026-10-14; same method for every robot. How it is measured

What’s inside

The parts the company has talked about publicly.

Movement
Wheeled base
How it runs
Supervised. Works by itself while a person watches and steps in.
Actuators & motors
Low-speed electric delivery vehicle with no steering wheel, pedals or side mirrors
AI & software
Nuro Driver self-driving system

Lineage

Every Nuro vehicle in order.

  1. Nuro R1Nuro R12018Retired
  2. Nuro R2Nuro R22020Discontinued
  3. Nuro R3Nuro R32022Prototype

Watch Nuro R2

Video: Nuro on YouTube. Plays from youtube-nocookie.com when you press play.

Made, sold and where

Unit counts are usually company figures; analysts often disagree.

Price
Not publishedservice only, not sold
How to get one
No official buying page found
Built
NHTSA exemption allowed up to 5,000 R2s over two years
Customers and pilots
Houston deliveries from February 2020 (partners included Kroger, Domino's and CVS); medical supply moves in California, April 2020

Where it works

1 reported deployment.

Map
  • Trial ended

    Nuro (local retail partners) · Houston · since 2020-02

    Nuro's R2 driverless pod began grocery and retail deliveries on public roads in Houston. Federal exemption allowed up to 5,000 vehicles over two years electrive

News

The latest 1, newest first. Summaries are ours; tap through for the original.

  1. US exempts Nuro R2 from car rules

    NHTSA let Nuro run up to 5,000 R2 vehicles without mirrors or a windshield for two years, starting in Houston.

    electrive

Sources

Figures come from press coverage. Every link below backs something on this page.

NHTSA NHTSA grants Nuro exemption petition for low-speed driverless vehicle electrive Feds exempt autonomous delivery pod R2 by Nuro Nuro Domino’s and Nuro Launch Autonomous Pizza Delivery with On-Road Robot TechCrunch Here's what the inevitable friendly neighborhood robot invasion looks like

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