city
Houston
Houston is a city in Texas, United States.
8 indexable deployments on record
Robotaxi & robot delivery in Houston
Robotaxi service
Yes, documented via Cruise, Nuro, Tesla, Waymo.
Robot delivery
No verified robot delivery deployment documented here yet.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /locations/united-states/texas/houston.md
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/locations/360f0034-a348-409b-b804-fdbf8b23794b
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
- Type
- city
- Latitude
- 29.7604
- Longitude
- -95.3698
- ID
360f0034-a348-409b-b804-fdbf8b23794b
Every entry below cleared the DEPLOY verification bar: real work at a named site, with a source. Counts here roll up across child locations, so a metro reflects the sum of its neighborhoods and named sites. How we verify →
| Provenance | Operator | Robot | Category | Sub-location | Status | First seen | Incidents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEPLOY VERIFIED | Cruise | Cruise AV (Chevrolet Bolt) | Autonomous vehicles | Houston | ended | — | 0 |
| DEPLOY VERIFIED | Nuro | Nuro Autonomous Prius | Autonomous vehicles | Houston | ended | — | 0 |
| DEPLOY VERIFIED | Nuro | Nuro Autonomous Prius | Autonomous vehicles | Houston | ended | — | 0 |
| DEPLOY VERIFIED | Nuro | Nuro R2 | Autonomous vehicles | Houston | ended | — | 0 |
| DEPLOY VERIFIED | Nuro | Nuro R2 | Autonomous vehicles | Houston | ended | — | 0 |
| DEPLOY VERIFIED | Nuro | Nuro R2 | Autonomous vehicles | Houston | ended | 2024-11-01 | 0 |
| DEPLOY VERIFIED | Tesla | Tesla Robotaxi (Model Y ADS) | Autonomous vehicles | Houston | operational | 2026-04-18 | 0 |
| DEPLOY VERIFIED | Waymo | Waymo Driver 6th-gen | Autonomous vehicles | Houston | operational | 2026-02-24 | 0 |
See also: all verified deployments, verified robotaxis, humanoid companies·Accountability: incidents.
Regulations covering Houston (14)
- ANSI/CAN/UL 3300:2024 - Safety for service, communication, information, education and entertainment (SCIEE) robotsSafety standard
inherited from United States
- FCC 5-Year LEO Deorbit RuleSafety standard
inherited from United States
- NHTSA Automated Vehicle regulatory framework (United States)Safety standard
inherited from United States
- ANSI/A3 R15.08 - Industrial mobile robot (IMR) safetySafety standard
inherited from United States
- Texas personal delivery device law (Tex. Transp. Code Ch. 552A)Operational restriction
inherited from Texas
inherited from Texas
- FAA Part 107 Small UAS rule (United States)Operational restriction
inherited from United States
inherited from Texas
- ANSI/RIA R15.06 - US industrial robot and robot-system safety (adoption of ISO 10218)Safety standard
inherited from United States
- Texas Capture or Use of Biometric Identifier Act (CUBI, Tex. Bus. & Com. Code 503.001)Data protection
inherited from Texas
- OSHA workplace-robotics safety framework (United States)Safety standard
inherited from United States
inherited from United States
inherited from United States
- FAA Part 135 air-carrier certification (United States)Operational restriction
inherited from United States
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Deployment map
Verified deployments in Houston. View global map
Common questions
- What robots operate in Houston?
- 8 verified robot deployments are recorded in Houston on the DEPLOY registry, including: Nuro Autonomous Prius, Nuro R2, Cruise AV (Chevrolet Bolt), Tesla Robotaxi (Model Y ADS) and 4 more.
- Which companies operate robots in Houston?
- Operators recorded in Houston on the DEPLOY registry include Nuro, Cruise, Tesla, Waymo. Each operator-to-deployment edge is sourced; see the location page for full deployment records.
- What regulations govern robots in Houston?
- 14 robot regulations affecting Houston are recorded on the DEPLOY registry: ANSI/CAN/UL 3300:2024 - Safety for service, communication, information, education and entertainment (SCIEE) robots; FCC 5-Year LEO Deorbit Rule; NHTSA Automated Vehicle regulatory framework (United States) and 11 others. Each carries a status (in effect / proposed / repealed / superseded).
- Where is Houston?
- Houston is a city inside Texas on the DEPLOY registry's location hierarchy. See the location's breadcrumb for the full ancestry.
Methodology: Claimed (not independently verified) · no sources on file · last reviewed 2026-07-10
Verification posture
Claimed (not independently verified)
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-10
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Houston.Other places
- Austincity
- Dallascity
- San Antoniocity