# Nuro R3 at Higashi-Shinjuku Substation, Tokyo, Japan: deployment

Canonical ID: `60ed1a5b-1804-4df9-a79f-793e0fbe7bce`

[Nuro](/companies/nuro.md) vehicles now driving autonomously with safety operators in Japan. Zero-shot autonomy milestone — one model, all roads. First Asian operations.

**Trust tier:** Unverified

_Last updated: 2026-08-27_

- **Slug:** nuro-r3-tokyo-japan-2026
- **Status:** pilot
- **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:** [Higashi-Shinjuku Substation, Tokyo, Japan](/locations/tokyo-japan.md) (id: `7f1186ea-0357-4925-a6ed-bddb76556f8e`)
- **Operator:** [Nuro](/companies/nuro.md) (id: `24cc7835-a940-4663-a48b-803f6e546dea`)
- **First seen:** 2026-03-11T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. https://www.nuro.ai/blog/one-model-all-roads-zero-shot-autonomy-in-tokyo · 2026-03-11

## 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 Higashi-Shinjuku Substation, Tokyo, Japan?

Nuro R3, built by Nuro, is recorded as a deployment at Higashi-Shinjuku Substation, Tokyo, Japan on the DEPLOY registry. Nuro operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates Nuro R3 at Higashi-Shinjuku Substation, Tokyo, Japan?

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 Higashi-Shinjuku Substation, Tokyo, Japan go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting March 11, 2026 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

### Have there been incidents at the Nuro R3 deployment at Higashi-Shinjuku Substation, Tokyo, Japan?

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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