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Nuro
Former delivery-robot developer now licensing its autonomy stack. With Uber and Lucid it plans Uber-exclusive robotaxis: first in the San Francisco Bay Area in late 2026, then Houston in 2027. Uber employee test rides began in April 2026 and the CPUC granted a drivered pilot permit in May 2026.
- Headquarters
- Mountain View, California
- Parent
- not published
- Backers and partners
- SoftBank, T. Rowe Price, Greylock, Uber, Nvidia
- Founded
- 2016
- Vehicles
- Lucid Gravity with Nuro Driver (Uber robotaxi program)
- Technology
- Licenses the Nuro Driver Level 4 system; Uber robotaxi uses Lucid Gravity SUVs with NVIDIA DRIVE AGX Thor compute and a roof Halo sensor module.
- Website
- www.nuro.ai
Cities
Timeline
- Houston: Testing with safety driver - 24/7 autonomous on-road testing with safety operators source
- San Francisco: Testing with safety driver - CPUC drivered pilot permit for passenger service testing source
- San Francisco: Testing with safety driver - Uber employee test rides began source
- San Francisco: Testing with safety driver - Autonomous on-road testing of Lucid Gravity robotaxis announced at CES 2026 source
Announced
- Announcement San Francisco: First Uber-native robotaxis available in late 2026, exclusively on Uber Announced . source
- Announcement Houston: Uber robotaxi service in Houston expected mid-2027; Uber secured a 50,000 sq ft depot Announced . source
Profile sources (4)
- Nuro Lucid Uber Robotaxi - Nuro, 10 Oct 2026
- Uber, Nuro, and Lucid to Bring Robotaxi Service to Houston in 2027 - Nuro, 17 Jun 2026
- Nuro Secures CPUC Permit for Testing Robotaxi Passenger Service in California - Nuro, 8 May 2026
- Nuro - Wikipedia, 10 Oct 2026
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