# How fast can delivery robots go? Speed limits by city

**Verdict:** Delivery robot speed limits are set locally, corridor by corridor, not by one national rule. DEPLOY tracks 8 delivery corridors across 8 cities with a speed limit on record. Caps run from 3 mph (San Francisco) to 12 mph (Miami). Below is every corridor, its recorded cap, and the permit authority or statute that sets it. Corridors with no limit on record are marked honestly, not guessed.

**Summary:** 8 corridors with a recorded limit · 8 cities · fastest 12 mph (Miami) · slowest 3 mph (San Francisco).

Compiled from each corridor's recorded speed cap and its governing authority. [How we verify](/methodology.md).

## Delivery robot speed limits by corridor

Every DEPLOY-tracked delivery corridor, ranked by its recorded speed cap (fastest first). The Authority column links the permit body or statute that sets the limit. Corridor names link to the full corridor record. Cells marked "Not on record" have no speed limit in the registry.

| Corridor | City | Speed limit | Governing authority / statute |
|---|---|---|---|
| [Miami](https://deploy.report/corridors/miami) | Miami, FL | 12 mph | [State of Florida (Florida Statutes 316.2071) (Fla. Stat. 316.2071 (PDD); Fla. Stat. 316.85 (AV operation))](https://www.flsenate.gov/laws/statutes/2024/316.2071) |
| [Phoenix](https://deploy.report/corridors/phoenix) | Phoenix, AZ | 12 mph | [State of Arizona (Arizona Revised Statutes 28-8253) (ARS 28-8253 (PDD); AZ Executive Order 2015-04 (AV))](https://www.azleg.gov/ars/28/08253.htm) |
| [Austin](https://deploy.report/corridors/austin) | Austin, TX | 10 mph | [State of Texas (Texas Transportation Code Ch. 552A preempts city regulation) (TX Transp Code Ch. 552A (PDD); SB 2807 (2025, AV ride-hailing); SB 2205 (2017, AV testing))](https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/) |
| [Dallas-Fort Worth](https://deploy.report/corridors/dallas-ftworth) | Dallas, TX | 10 mph | [State of Texas (Texas Transportation Code Ch. 552A preempts city regulation) (TX Transp Code Ch. 552A (PDD); TDLR AV permit; FAA Part 135 (Wing drones))](https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.552A.htm) |
| [Atlanta](https://deploy.report/corridors/atlanta) | Atlanta, GA | 7 mph | [State of Georgia (HB 986 / O.C.G.A. 40-6-320) (O.C.G.A. 40-6-320 (PDD, amended HB 986 2026); O.C.G.A. 40-6-361 (AV))](https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1938913) |
| [Chicago](https://deploy.report/corridors/chicago) | Chicago, IL | 5 mph | [Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT) and Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection (BACP) (Municipal Code of Chicago, PDD Pilot Program (Emerging Business Permit); 625 ILCS 5/11-208 (AV testing))](https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/cdot.html) |
| [LA: West Side](https://deploy.report/corridors/la-westside) | Los Angeles, CA | 5 mph | [LADOT (LAMC Sec. 71.30 (Ord. 20-1328); WeHo Ord. (May 2025); CPUC Decision 23-08-006)](https://ladot.lacity.gov/sites/default/files/documents/final-personal-delivery-devices-pdd-rules-and-guidelines.pdf) |
| [SF Core](https://deploy.report/corridors/sf-core) | San Francisco, CA | 3 mph | [San Francisco Public Works (SF Public Works Code Sec. 794 (Ord. 190-17); CPUC Decision 23-08-006 (robotaxi))](https://www.sf.gov/departments/public-works) |

## See also

- [Sidewalk robot laws](/sidewalk-robot-laws.md): the statewide legal picture, with the state speed caps and weight limits.
- [Where do delivery robots operate](/where-do-delivery-robots-operate.md): the verified map of where these robots run.
- [Delivery robot specs compared](/delivery-robot-specs-compared.md): the cross-operator spec sheet.
- [Deployment corridors](/corridors): where robots run on the ground.

_DEPLOY does not operate delivery robots. Each speed limit is the value held for that corridor in the registry, linked to its governing authority or statute. Corridors with no limit on record are marked as such._

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