city
San Francisco
San Francisco has 12 verified robot deployments across 9 operators. Robotaxi service via Cruise, Waymo, Zoox. DEPLOY scores San Francisco 70/100 for robot operability, under a 9-robot citywide cap.
9 indexable deployments on record · 12 total documented · 5 child locations
Featured deployment
Robotaxi & robot delivery in San Francisco
Robotaxi service
Yes, documented via Cruise, Waymo, Zoox.
Robot delivery
No verified robot delivery deployment documented here yet.
Robot-deliverable businesses
Businesses in San Francisco on DEPLOY Ground, the robot-delivery directory. None are connected to robot ordering yet.
121 businesses in San Francisco aren't connected to robot ordering yet.
Make a listing robot-accessible →Full San Francisco directory →
Sources: Google Places, OpenStreetMap, google | CLOSURE NOTE: confirmed permanently closed 2026-07-17 (dead_domain + universe_absence + Google Maps), osm|closure_note_2026-07-18, web. Business data (c) OpenStreetMap contributors.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /locations/united-states/california/san-francisco-ca.md
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/locations/2d4c4f92-048d-40ff-8952-eee55d6a3ca2
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
- Type
- city
- Latitude
- 37.7749
- Longitude
- -122.4194
- ID
2d4c4f92-048d-40ff-8952-eee55d6a3ca2
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 Origin | Autonomous vehicles | San Francisco | paused | 2022-06-01 | 0 |
| DEPLOY VERIFIED | Cruise | Cruise AV (Chevrolet Bolt) | Autonomous vehicles | San Francisco | ended | 2021-11-01 | 1 |
| DEPLOY VERIFIED | Chef Robotics | Chef Robotics Chef+ | Other | San Francisco | operational | 2024-01-01 | 0 |
| DEPLOY VERIFIED | Cobalt Robotics | Cobalt Security Robot | Service / cobot | San Francisco | operational | — | 0 |
| DEPLOY VERIFIED | Humane | AI Pin | Other | San Francisco | operational | — | 0 |
| DEPLOY VERIFIED | Labrador Systems | Retriever | Service / cobot | San Francisco | operational | — | 0 |
| DEPLOY VERIFIED | Simbe Robotics | Tally | Service / cobot | San Francisco | operational | 2018-12-11 | 0 |
| DEPLOY VERIFIED | Skydio | Skydio X10 | Other | San Francisco | operational | 2025-01-01 | 0 |
| DEPLOY VERIFIED | Waymo | Waymo Driver (6th gen) | Autonomous vehicles | San Francisco | operational | 2020-10-01 | 0 |
| DEPLOY VERIFIED | Waymo | Waymo Driver (6th gen) | Autonomous vehicles | San Francisco | operational | 2024-01-01 | 0 |
| DEPLOY VERIFIED | Zoox | Zoox Robotaxi | Autonomous vehicles | San Francisco | operational | 2025-02-01 | 0 |
| DEPLOY VERIFIED | Zoox | Zoox Robotaxi | Autonomous vehicles | San Francisco | operational | 2024-11-01 | 1 |
See also: all verified deployments, verified robotaxis, humanoid companies·Accountability: incidents.
Within San Francisco
Incidents in San Francisco (2)
Every incident on a deployment at or below San Francisco. Retracted claims are excluded from this count but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Regulations covering San Francisco (22)
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Includes regulations linked directly to this location and any regulation inherited from its enclosing jurisdictions. Superseded and repealed regulations are excluded from this view but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Deployment map
Robot operating rules in San Francisco
DEPLOY Ground maps where machines can operate on San Francisco's public rights-of-way: the regulatory posture, the fleets on record, and a live viability score.
70/100
Viability
9 citywide
Device cap
Permit authority
Common questions
- What robots operate in San Francisco?
- San Francisco has 12 verified robot deployments on record, including Chef Robotics Chef+, Tally, Zoox Robotaxi, Cruise Origin and 8 more.
- Which companies operate robots in San Francisco?
- Chef Robotics, Simbe Robotics, Zoox, Cruise and 2 others operate robots in San Francisco. Every operator-to-deployment link is individually sourced.
- What regulations govern robots in San Francisco?
- 22 robot regulations apply in San Francisco: ANSI/CAN/UL 3300:2024 - Safety for service, communication, information, education and entertainment (SCIEE) robots; FCC 5-Year LEO Deorbit Rule; California suspends Cruise's driverless robotaxi permits after pedestrian-dragging incident and 19 others. Each carries a live status: in effect, proposed, repealed, or superseded.
- Where is San Francisco?
- San Francisco is a city in California. The breadcrumb above traces its full place hierarchy.
- What sub-locations does San Francisco contain?
- San Francisco contains 5 tracked sub-locations, each with its own deployment, regulation, and incident record.
Methodology: Claimed (not independently verified) · no sources on file · last reviewed 2026-07-14
Verification posture
Claimed (not independently verified)
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-14
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
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