Deployment
Nuro R3 at San Francisco Bay Area, California, USA
Nuro's third-generation electric autonomous delivery vehicle, unveiled in January 2022 at CES. The R3 was the first delivery AV equipped with an external front airbag for pedestrian and cyclist protection, and expanded payload capacity to 500 lbs across heated and cooled compartments. Nuro exited consumer fleet operations in September 2024, pivoting to licensing its autonomous driving stack (marketed as 'Nuro Driver') to automakers and mobility-as-a-service providers; the R3 vehicle program was effectively shelved at that time.
Nuro R3 by Nuro · Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified · Robotaxis
Recent coverage
- Autonomous & Self-Driving Vehicle News: Waymo, Teradar, PlusAI, Mobileye, Tesla, Uber, Nuro, Lucid, Stellantis, Wayve, WeRide, Applied Intuition, Roadzen &Auto Connected Car News · 2026-06-21
- TechCrunch Mobility: A new robotaxi scorecard shows China's dominanceTechCrunch – Transportation · 2026-06-21
- Uber, Nuro, and Lucid to Bring Robotaxi Service to Houston in 2027Ben Smith, Deploy Editor · 2026-06-17
Nuro, Lucid, and Uber unveiled global robotaxi at CES 2026. Nuro conducting autonomous on-road testing with safety operators in SF Bay Area. Targeting public launch late 2026. First robotaxi developed exclusively for Uber platform.
Safety record
No incidents on record for Nuro R3 at San Francisco Bay Area, California, USA.
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- Trust tier
- Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verifiedhow tiers work →
- Last updated
- 2026-08-09
- Model
- Nuro R3
- Company
- Nuro
- Operator
- Nuro
- Status
- pilot
- Operator type
- maker operated
- First seen
- 2026-01-07
- ID
d4279ab8-0fff-4d16-b174-d2f1a2808ed9
Timeline
- Jan 2026First recordedNuro R3 first documented operating at San Francisco Bay Area, California, USA.
- Aug 2026Current status: pilot, reviewedLatest recorded state. New status transitions append here as the deployment-status recorder produces them.
On the deployment map
Operates worldwide
Nuro R3 is deployed globally rather than at a single verified site, so there is no map pin.
Nuro R3 operates in San Francisco Bay Area, California, USA. Explore the full verified map:
Sources (1)
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-09
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-09
Maturity + lifecycle
Maturity stage: pilot
Lifecycle: discontinued
Architectural position
Cohort: av
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
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