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Nuro R2 at Houston

Second-generation Nuro autonomous road vehicle. Low-speed automotive form factor, goods-only (no passenger compartment). Deployed in Houston, Mountain View, and Scottsdale.

Classified as `av` form factor; regulatory regime is road-vehicle, not sidewalk. Nuro pivoted from first-party delivery to AV technology licensing (the Nuro Driver). Current R2 operations in Mountain View and Houston are Nuro's own R&D fleet validating the Nuro Driver, not customer deployments; the model is classified research to reflect this post-pivot state.

Nuro R2 by Nuro · Catalog entry · 2 sources · not yet field-verified · Robotaxis

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FedEx and Nuro announced a multi-year parcel-logistics pilot in June 2021, Nuro's first parcel-delivery partnership, running in Houston. It did not scale to commercial operations and was among the partnerships wound down with Nuro's September 2024 pivot to licensing. The pilot did not convert.

Exposure

Customer segment
logistics
Scale tier
pilot lt10

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Safety record

No incidents on record for Nuro R2 at Houston.

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Trust tier
Catalog entry · 2 sources · not yet field-verifiedhow tiers work →
Last updated
2026-08-21
Model
Nuro R2
Company
Nuro
Location
United States/Texas/Houston
Operator
Nuro
Status
ended
Operator type
maker operated
Scale at site
2 to 10 units
Site environment
outdoor
Location precision
verified coordinates
First seen
2023-01-01
ID
e4c471c7-79c8-4169-9d3e-40ea9c6d5951

Timeline

  1. Jan 2023
    First recorded
    Nuro R2 first documented operating at Houston.
  2. Aug 2026
    Current status: ended, reviewed
    Latest recorded state. New status transitions append here as the deployment-status recorder produces them.

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Sources (2)

  1. FedEx and Nuro test autonomous delivery · https://newsroom.fedex.com/newsroom/global/nuro · 2021-06-15
  2. Nuro pivots to license self-driving tech to carmakers · https://techcrunch.com/2024/09/11/nuro-pivots-to-license-self-driving-tech-to-carmakers-mobility-companies/ · 2024-09-11
Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-08-21

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: research

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: av

Sources by quality tier

1
unclassified
Unclassified source
1
secondary-industry-publication
Industry publication

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Methodology surface for Nuro R2 at Houston.

Common questions

What is the Nuro R2 deployment at Houston?
Nuro R2, built by Nuro, is recorded as a deployment at Houston on the DEPLOY registry. Nuro operates the deployment directly.
Who operates Nuro R2 at Houston?
Nuro, the manufacturer of Nuro R2, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.
When did the Nuro R2 deployment at Houston go live?
The deployment is recorded as starting January 1, 2023 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
Is the Nuro R2 deployment at Houston still active?
As of the most recent verification on the DEPLOY registry, this deployment is no longer operating at this location.
Have there been incidents at the Nuro R2 deployment at Houston?
No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.

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