# Nuro R2

Manufacturer: [Nuro](/companies/nuro)  
Category: av

## Media

- **Video (primary-source)**: [Nuro R2 zero-occupant delivery vehicle](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L68ZzwtCon8). Nuro's announcement of its earlier-generation zero-occupant delivery vehicle (R2 era), distinct from the newer R3 and the Nuro Driver system. _(via Nuro)_

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## Summary

Nuro's R2 is a second-generation autonomous road vehicle and the delivery-AV anchor of DEPLOY's autonomous-vehicle cluster: a low-speed automotive vehicle that is goods-only, with no passenger compartment, operating under a road-vehicle regulatory regime (not the sidewalk personal-delivery-device regime). There is no consumer price: it is an autonomous delivery service/program, not a vehicle sold to consumers, and Nuro pivoted from first-party delivery to licensing its autonomy stack (the Nuro Driver). The verified-vs-claimed nuance: the R2's current operations in Houston, Mountain View, and Scottsdale are Nuro's own R&D fleet validating the Nuro Driver, not customer deployments, so the model is recorded at research maturity to reflect this post-pivot state. (The current generation is the BYD-built R3, a redesigned cargo compartment and refined sensor stack on the same goods-only, road-vehicle design.) Nuro is distinct from the passenger robotaxis (Waymo, Zoox, the Chinese operators): it carries goods, not people.

## Top line

> Nuro R2 is internal use only (not for retail), no capability claims are on file, 1 verified deployment is on file, and no incidents are on record.

## Readiness

- **Availability** (internal-only): Internal use only (not for retail).
- **Price honesty** (no-price): No price points on file for Nuro R2.
- **Capability honesty** (no-claims): No reviewed capability claims on file for Nuro R2.
- **Real-world use** (research): Maturity: research. 1 verified deployment in the registry.
- **Safety record** (no-incidents): No incidents on record. 1 verified deployment on file.

## What it claims to do

_No reviewed capability claims on file._

## Price

_No reviewed price points on file._

## Real-world use

- [Houston](/deployments/nuro-r2-houston), first seen 2024-11-01

## Safety record

_No incidents on record. 1 verified deployment on file._

## Privacy

_No privacy practices disclosed or on file for Nuro R2._

## Specs

- **drive_mode**: autonomous
- **generation**: 2
- **payload_class**: road_delivery

## What's under the hood

- Runs on [Nuro Driver](/brains/nuro-driver) (foundation-model)

## Frequently asked questions

### Is the Nuro R2 actually available for purchase?

Not available to consumers. In internal use by Nuro.

_Source: [Nuro — Company website](https://www.nuro.ai)._

### What does the Nuro R2 cost?

Not announced.

### Where is the Nuro R2 being used?

Nuro R2 is in use at: Houston (2024-11-01).

_Source: [Nuro (official PR) - goes fully driverless in three cities (incl. Houston, Mountain View/Palo Alto area); advances the Nuro Driver (Nov 2024)](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/nuro-goes-fully-driverless-in-three-cities-advances-capabilities-of-the-nuro-driver-302309214.html)._

### What's the Nuro R2 running on?

Nuro R2 runs on Nuro Driver (foundation-model, pilot maturity).

### Is the Nuro R2 safe?

No incidents on record across 1 verified deployment.

### How does the Nuro R2 handle privacy?

No privacy practices disclosed or on file for Nuro R2.

### Who makes the Nuro R2?

Nuro R2 is made by Nuro, based in Mountain View, CA.

_Source: [Nuro — Company website](https://www.nuro.ai)._

## Manufacturer

- [Nuro (https://www.nuro.ai)](https://www.nuro.ai)

## Compared to

- [Didi Robotaxi](/consumer/models/didi-robotaxi)
- [Waymo Driver 6th-gen](/consumer/models/waymo-driver-gen6)
- [Robotaxi GXR](/consumer/models/weride-gxr)

## Sources

1. [Nuro — Vehicle page](https://www.nuro.ai/vehicle)
2. [Nuro (official PR) - expands to license the Nuro Driver (L4) to OEMs/mobility providers (Sept 11, 2024)](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/nuro-expands-autonomous-technology-leadership-with-a-new-business-model-302244438.html)
3. [Nuro (official PR) - goes fully driverless in three cities; advances the Nuro Driver (Nov 2024)](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/nuro-goes-fully-driverless-in-three-cities-advances-capabilities-of-the-nuro-driver-302309214.html)
4. [Nuro — Company website](https://www.nuro.ai)
5. [Wikipedia — Nuro](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuro)
6. [Why Nuro thinks being a robotaxi ‘second mover’ gives it an advantage](https://www.theverge.com/transportation/936126/nuro-robotaxi-dave-ferguson-interview-uber-lucid-waymo) · 2026-05-24T14:21:00.000Z
7. [Waymo dominates autonomous vehicle registrations as Tesla trails behind](https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/28/waymo-dominates-texas-autonomous-vehicle-registrations-as-tesla-trails-behind/) · 2026-05-29T00:14:35.000Z
8. [Nuro - the Nuro Driver L4 autonomy technology (official)](https://www.nuro.ai/technology)
9. [Nuro brings in $106M to bolster its licensing model (Apr 2025)](https://www.therobotreport.com/nuro-brings-106m-bolster-licensing-driven-business-model/)
10. [NVIDIA - the Nuro Driver built on NVIDIA DRIVE Thor](https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/nuro-driver/)
11. [Nuro plans to license its Driver AV technology to OEMs](https://www.automotivedive.com/news/nuro-plans-license-driver-av-autonomous-driving-technology-automotive-oems/727379/)
12. [Nuro official YouTube (@NuroTeam), embedded under standard YouTube embed terms. oEmbed author_url verified 2026-06-04.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L68ZzwtCon8) · 2026-06-04
13. [Domino's and Nuro launch autonomous pizza delivery with the R2 robot (Houston, 2021)](https://dominos.gcs-web.com/news-releases/news-release-details/dominosr-and-nuro-launch-autonomous-pizza-delivery-road-robot)
14. [Kroger and Nuro launch autonomous delivery service in Houston (2019)](https://ir.kroger.com/news/news-details/2019/Kroger-and-Nuro-Launch-Autonomous-Delivery-Service-in-Houston/default.aspx)
15. [FedEx rolls out Nuro autonomous delivery vehicle in Houston](https://www.freightwaves.com/news/fedex-rolls-out-nuro-autonomous-delivery-vehicle-in-houston)
16. [Nuro moves into logistics with FedEx (Houston pilot)](https://techcrunch.com/2021/06/15/autonomous-delivery-startup-nuro-moves-into-logistics-with-fedex/)
17. [Domino's, Nuro to begin autonomous pizza deliveries in Houston](https://techcrunch.com/2021/04/12/dominos-nuro-to-begin-autonomous-pizza-deliveries-in-houston/)

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