# Nuro R2 at Houston, Texas, USA: deployment

Canonical ID: `4615e920-2ab5-4022-8ce8-93f971f7b27c`

[Nuro R2](/models/nuro-r2.md) autonomous delivery vehicles delivering groceries in Houston since 2019. Partnership with Uber Eats (10-year deal), Kroger, Walmart. Houston is [Nuro](/companies/nuro.md)'s primary deployment city.

**Trust tier:** Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified

_Last updated: 2026-08-14_

- **Slug:** nuro-r2-houston-texas
- **Status:** operational
- **Model:** [Nuro R2](/models/nuro-r2.md) (id: `275b75ca-33c8-4d8d-82ce-3801e5505e85`)
- **Category:** [Robotaxis](/robotaxis)
- **Company:** [Nuro](/companies/nuro.md) (id: `24cc7835-a940-4663-a48b-803f6e546dea`)
- **Location:** [Houston, Texas, USA](/locations/houston-texas-usa.md) (id: `8296298d-4ac2-4e02-ac32-07407c53e6ae`)
- **First seen:** 2019-11-07T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/11/07/future-autonomous-delivery-may-be-unfolding-an-unlikely-place-suburban-houston/

## Verified answers

- [Where can you actually ride a robotaxi in 2026?](/where-can-you-ride-a-robotaxi.md)
- [Robotaxi safety record: every recall, crash, and investigation](/robotaxi-safety-record.md)

## Common questions

### What is the Nuro R2 deployment at Houston, Texas, USA?

Nuro R2, built by Nuro, is recorded as a deployment at Houston, Texas, USA on the DEPLOY registry. Nuro operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates Nuro R2 at Houston, Texas, USA?

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, Texas, USA go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting November 7, 2019 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

### Have there been incidents at the Nuro R2 deployment at Houston, Texas, USA?

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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