# Nuro R3 at Houston, Texas, USA: deployment

Canonical ID: `820c4050-a044-407a-b5b0-17cbae46754d`

[Nuro](/companies/nuro.md) plans to test R3 commercial delivery services in Houston. Combined Houston + Mountain View deployment to serve ~150,000 people.

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

_Last updated: 2026-08-14_

- **Slug:** nuro-r3-houston-texas
- **Status:** announced
- **Model:** [Nuro R3](/models/nuro-r3.md) (id: `7010e304-f637-4c40-bb0d-7d80f8a61c56`)
- **Category:** [Robotaxis](/robotaxis)
- **Company:** [Nuro](/companies/nuro.md) (id: `24cc7835-a940-4663-a48b-803f6e546dea`)
- **Location:** [Houston, Texas, USA](/locations/houston-texas-usa-r3.md) (id: `eca0aba8-71be-4045-a208-66343285d030`)
- **First seen:** 2024-08-07T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. https://www.mv-voice.com/technology/2024/08/07/bigger-faster-self-driving-delivery-vehicles-are-coming-to-mountain-view-streets/

## 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 R3 deployment at Houston, Texas, USA?

Nuro R3, built by Nuro, is recorded as a deployment at Houston, Texas, USA on the DEPLOY registry. Nuro operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates Nuro R3 at Houston, Texas, USA?

Nuro, the manufacturer of Nuro R3, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.

### When did the Nuro R3 deployment at Houston, Texas, USA go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting August 7, 2024 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

### Is the Nuro R3 deployment at Houston, Texas, USA still active?

As of the most recent verification on the DEPLOY registry, this deployment is announced but not yet operating.

### Have there been incidents at the Nuro R3 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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