Robot model
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…
The verified answer
As of Sep 2026, DEPLOY verifies Nuro Autonomous Prius, a av by Nuro (pilot): 6 verified deployments on record. 2 sources back the record.
Nuro Autonomous Prius holds 1 FAA action, per the DEPLOY registry.
See all 1 filingssupersededSuperseded by a newer generation. The historical entry remains for reference; current coverage tracks the successor.
Overview
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 Superseded by Nuro's purpose-built R-series delivery pods.
Verified vs. claimed
- Maturity stage
- pilot(Small-scale deployment in controlled or trial conditions.)
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Key facts
Funding
Strategic pivot
Robotaxi deal
Delivery heritage
Autonomy tiers
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HQ
wikidata
wikipedia
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Series D
Products
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Data & sources
Web sources
2
2 sources backing this record.View all →
Accountability: Nuro has a Claim Integrity of 67% (2 of 3 public claims verified). See the industry ledger.
Pricing
No verified price is on record for Nuro Autonomous Prius. Physical-AI systems are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price.
Deployments (6)
CVS Pharmacy and Nuro launched an autonomous prescription-delivery pilot near Bellaire in the Houston area in mid-2020, Nuro's first pharmacy partnership, serving three zip codes with autonomous Priuses.
Kroger and Nuro ran Nuro's first autonomous grocery-delivery pilot in Scottsdale, Arizona from August 2018, initially with autonomous Toyota Priuses and then the Nuro R1.
Kroger and Nuro launched an autonomous grocery-delivery service in Houston in March 2019, Nuro's flagship grocery partnership after an earlier Arizona pilot.
Operator: Nuro, running the retrofitted Prius fleet as its L4 test/mapping/validation platform on Bay Area public roads (Mountain View, Los Altos, Palo Alto, Menlo Park) under a CA DMV drivered AV testing permit.
Operated by Uber
Nuro's Uber Eats autonomous food-delivery partnership in Houston, announced in 2022, was one of the delivery partnerships Nuro used as testing grounds.
Nuro's autonomous Prius delivery service in Mountain View included the 7-Eleven pilot launched December 1, 2021, billed as 7-Eleven's first commercial autonomous delivery service in California via the 7NOW app.
Nuro Autonomous Prius on the deployment map
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Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Sources verifiedVerifiedJun 7, 2026
source added -> Nuro: Nuro and 7-Eleven launch first...
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 5, 2026
Nuro Driver on the Toyota Prius (Tokyo)
- Record createdJun 5, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Price point recordedJan 1, 2025
Analyst estimate
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedNov 1, 2024
at Mountain View
Deployment-verified media (1)
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.
From deployment: Mountain View
Runs on (1)
- Nuro Driverfoundation-model · pilot
Regulatory filings (1)
- faa_actionfaa action · us_nhtsagranted2020-01-01
Applicant: Nuro
Safety record
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Incidents affecting Nuro Autonomous Prius (1)
- NHTSA reviews Nuro R2 AV exemption compliance after safety petition (2021)2021-04-01 · Regulatory action
Includes incidents linked directly to this model or to deployments of it. Retracted incidents are excluded from this view but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Sources (2)
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Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-12
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-12
Maturity + lifecycle
Maturity stage: pilot
Lifecycle: superseded
Architectural position
Cohort: av
Sources by quality tier
- 2
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Nuro Autonomous Prius.Recent coverage
Nuro Autonomous Prius in third-party press
Autonomous & Self-Driving Vehicle News: Waymo, Teradar, PlusAI, Mobileye, Tesla, Uber, Nuro, Lucid, Stellantis, Wayve, WeRide, Applied Intuition, Roadzen &
TechCrunch Mobility: A new robotaxi scorecard shows China's dominance
Uber, Nuro, and Lucid to Bring Robotaxi Service to Houston in 2027
Attention vs reality over time
Media mentions per month (area) against verified deployment events (dots). A press spike over a flat deployment line is the hype gap, drawn over time.
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Nuro Autonomous Prius from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Autonomous & Self-Driving Vehicle News: Waymo, Teradar, PlusAI, Mobileye, Tesla, Uber, Nuro, Lucid, Stellantis, Wayve, WeRide, Applied Intuition, Roadzen &
In autonomous and self-driving vehicle news are Waymo, Teradar, PlusAI, Mobileye, Tesla, Uber, Nuro, Lucid, Stellantis, Wayve, WeRide, Applied Intuition, Roadzen and drivebuddyAI.…
TechCrunch Mobility: A new robotaxi scorecard shows China's dominance
Autnmy AI released a Road to Autonomy Index ranking Baidu Apollo Go as the top robotaxi operator ahead of Waymo, with Tesla in fifth; Texas AV tracker shows Waymo at 620 vehicles,…
Uber, Nuro, and Lucid to Bring Robotaxi Service to Houston in 2027
Nuro, Uber, and Lucid announced plans to bring their joint robotaxi service to Houston in 2027, expanding the partnership beyond the previously announced San Francisco Bay Area…
Uber will bring its premium robotaxi service to Houston in 2027
This will be the second market to have an Uber robotaxi service outfitted with Lucid EVs equipped with a self-driving system from Nuro.
Nuro Expands to Germany, Establishing a European Base for Its Universal Autonomy Platform
Nuro announced its expansion to Germany, establishing a European base for its universal autonomy platform outside the U.S.
Nuro raises $203 million at a $6 billion valuation
Autonomous delivery robot company Nuro raised $203 million at a $6 billion valuation to advance its AI-first self-driving system.
Uber commits 0bn to robotaxis in strategy shift
FT: Uber committed 0B+ to buying thousands of autonomous vehicles and taking stakes in developers. 12+ AV partnerships. Investing in Rivian, Lucid, Nuro robotaxis.
Nuro receives driverless testing permit ahead of Uber robotaxi launch
Nuro received driverless testing permit. Lucid on track for commercial robotaxi operations late 2026. Nuro co-founder leading the project.
Uber, Nuro, and Lucid to Bring Robotaxi Service to Houston in 2027
Uber, Nuro, and Lucid announced plans to bring robotaxi service to Houston in 2027, deploying 20,000-plus Lucid-Nuro vehicles with Nuro Level 4 autonomy integrated on Lucids…
Lucid, Nuro, and Uber Unveil Global Robotaxi at CES, Announce Autonomous On-Road Testing
Lucid, Nuro, and Uber unveil a production robotaxi at CES 2026, announcing autonomous on-road testing for a commercial launch in 2026.
Lucid, Nuro, and Uber Unveil Global Robotaxi at CES, Announce Autonomous On-Road Testing
Lucid, Nuro, and Uber unveil production-intent robotaxi vehicles at CES 2026, with autonomous on-road testing led by Nuro having begun in December in the Bay Area ahead of a…
Nuro Announces 00 Million Financing Round
Nuro raised 00M Series C led by T. Rowe Price for autonomous delivery vehicle development.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /models/nuro-prius.md
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- REST API: /v1/models/c92b6850-a94e-4a13-997f-54967796f85d
- Revision history: /models/nuro-prius/history
- Data documentation: /data
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Reality vs attention
Nuro Autonomous Prius draws attention at the 39th percentile but verifies reality at the 62nd percentile among AVs. Hype Gap -23.1, 28th widest among AVs.
6-month trend
Analysis
Thin deployment record; scale validation still in progress.
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Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
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Last computed: Sep 5, 2026