# Nuro Autonomous Prius: robot model

Canonical ID: `c92b6850-a94e-4a13-997f-54967796f85d`

**Lifecycle:** superseded.

- **Slug:** nuro-prius
- **Form factor:** av
- **Maturity stage:** pilot
- **Lifecycle:** superseded
- **Deployments registered:** 1

## Specs

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

## Deployments

- [nuro-prius-mountain-view](/deployments/nuro-prius-mountain-view.md) at Mountain View (id: `230f245e-b115-4da9-835c-089d3d39a771`)

## Manufacturer-attributed media (1)

_Manufacturer-supplied at the model level; not tied to an independently verified named-site deployment. Verification posture is product-showcase from the maker._

- **video**: [Nuro Driver on the Toyota Prius (Tokyo)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wz634nuOgrc). _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.


## Supply chain

_No verified supply relationships on file. Supply-chain coverage is being added across the registry; check back as the seed populates this model's suppliers._

_Suppliers appear when verified with at least two strong sources. Sources are append-only; corrections add new sources rather than rewrite history._

## 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 Superseded by Nuro's purpose-built R-series delivery pods.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.


## 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/

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