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Nuro Autonomous Prius

Nuro's first-generation autonomous vehicle: a retrofitted Toyota Prius used for early on-road testing and the December 2021 Mountain View supervised delivery pilot (7-Eleven; first autonomous delivery service in California). Superseded by Nuro's purpose-built R-series delivery pods.

Nuro Autonomous Prius is an av robot built by · Documented in 1 deployment in Mountain View.

supersededSuperseded by a newer generation. The historical entry remains for reference; current coverage tracks the successor.

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Machine-readable surfaces

Form factor
av
Maturity stage
pilot
Lifecycle
superseded
Deployments
1
ID
c92b6850-a94e-4a13-997f-54967796f85d

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Specs

base
retrofitted Toyota Prius
role
early autonomous test / delivery vehicle (supervised)

Recent deployments (1)

Manufacturer-attributed media (1)

Manufacturer-supplied media at the model level. Not tied to an independently verified named-site deployment. Verification posture is product-showcase from the maker, distinct from the deployment-verified evidence in the section above.

PRIMARY SOURCE
Courtesy of Nuro

Nuro's footage of its autonomy operating in Tokyo, where its fleet is Toyota Prius vehicles retrofitted with the Nuro Driver. The autonomous system is the Nuro Driver; the vehicle is the Prius. This is not driverless: Japanese law requires a safety operator behind the wheel, and Nuro runs the software in shadow mode (commands are computed but not sent to the controls). 'Zero-shot autonomy' is Nuro's claim; the Prius is a retrofit and licensing-direction testbed, not a commercial driverless deployment.

Sources (1)

  1. https://www.mv-voice.com/news/2021/12/01/nuro-launches-self-driving-vehicle-deliveries-in-mountain-view-the-first-ever-in-california/

Common questions

What is Nuro Autonomous Prius?
Nuro's first-generation autonomous vehicle: a retrofitted Toyota Prius used for early on-road testing and the December 2021 Mountain View supervised delivery pilot (7-Eleven; first autonomous delivery service in California). Superseded by Nuro's purpose-built R-series delivery pods.
Who makes Nuro Autonomous Prius?
Nuro Autonomous Prius is made by Nuro, based in Mountain View, CA, founded in 2016.
Where is Nuro Autonomous Prius deployed?
1 verified deployment of Nuro Autonomous Prius is on the DEPLOY registry, including at Mountain View.
What is Nuro Autonomous Prius's maturity stage?
Nuro Autonomous Prius is at the pilot stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Pilot stage means at least one named-customer trial deployment is verified.
Is Nuro Autonomous Prius still being made?
Nuro Autonomous Prius has been superseded by a newer generation. The historical record remains on the registry for reference.
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-06-05

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-06-05

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: pilot

Lifecycle: superseded

Architectural position

Cohort: av

Sources by quality tier

1
unclassified
Unclassified source

The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.

Methodology surface for Nuro Autonomous Prius.