Nuro · driverless delivery vehicle
Nuro R3
Third-generation delivery pod with about 500 lb payload, top speed 45 mph, twice the R2's cargo space and temperature-controlled compartments, to be built with BYD North America.
- Price
- —service only, not sold
- Autonomy
- Level 4No driver needed in its area
- Driverless
- TestingDriverless tests only
- Fleet
- —Not published
- Speed
- 72.4 km/hFaster than 83%
- Payload
- 227 kgCarries more than 29%
Why it matters
Fitted with an external airbag to protect pedestrians.
Real-world use
California 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.
Maker
NuroCompany · founded 2016 · Mountain View, California, United StatesRaised 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 tests only
- Where it runs
- Bay Area, California (testing)
- SAE level
- Level 4: drives itself with no one at the controls inside its approved area
How it stacks up
Against other delivery pods that publish the figure. Pick a measure.
Nuro R3 is faster than 83% of the 6 other delivery pods that publish a speed. Bars show the 6 closest in date.
Nuro R3 carries more than 29% of the 7 other delivery pods that publish a payload. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
Not published by the maker: height, weight, joints, battery, price.
Public attention
How much public attention Nuro R3 gets, from open data.
- No Wikipedia article of its own yet
- 3 news stories from reputable press listed on this page
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.
- Sensors & vision
- Lidar, cameras and radar
- Other details
- Twice R2's cargo volume; temperature-controlled compartments; external pedestrian airbag
Lineage
Every Nuro vehicle in order.
Watch Nuro R3
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
- Planned production with BYD North America, completed at Nuro's $40M Nevada facility
- Sold or delivered
- Not sold; Nuro paused commercial expansion in 2023 and moved to licensing its Nuro Driver software
- Where it is sold or used
- Southern Nevada, United States (planned)
- Customers and pilots
- Delivery partners at the time included 7-Eleven, Kroger and Domino's; Uber signed a 10-year delivery deal in 2022
News
The latest 3, newest first. Summaries are ours; tap through for the original.
- Nuro closes $203M Series E
Nuro raised $203M at a $6B valuation to grow its licensing business.
The Robot Report - Lucid, Nuro and Uber plan robotaxi fleet
Uber aims to deploy 20,000+ Lucid SUVs running the Nuro Driver.
The Robot Report - Nuro unveils third-generation delivery vehicle
Nuro showed the R3 with more cargo space, airbags and BYD-built hardware.
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Sources
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