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Robot delivery regulations by city
How US markets regulate sidewalk delivery robots, ranked most-restrictive first. San Francisco runs the tightest documented regime: a hard cap of 9 robots citywide.
Every device cap, per-operator limit, speed limit, and permit authority is sourced to the primary ordinance. Markets without documented regulation on file are shown, labeled, so the picture is complete.
| Active fleets | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco, CA SF: Core | 9 | 3 | 3 mph | San Francisco Public Works | Coco, Waymo · 1 pending | Waymo operates under CPUC Driverless Dep… | — |
| Atlanta, GA Atlanta | No cap | — | 7 mph | State of Georgia (HB 986 / O.C.G.A. 40-6-320) | Waymo, Serve, Zoox | Waymo operates robotaxi in Atlanta under… | — |
| Austin, TX Austin | No cap | — | 10 mph | State of Texas (Texas Transportation Code Ch. 552A preempts city regulation) | Avride, Waymo, Coco | TDLR issues Autonomous Vehicle (AV) ride… | Aug 2026 |
| Chicago, IL Chicago | No cap | — | 5 mph | Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT) and Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection (BACP) | Coco, Serve · 1 pending | No robotaxi operations in Chicago | May 2027 |
| Dallas, TX Dallas-Fort Worth | No cap | — | 10 mph | State of Texas (Texas Transportation Code Ch. 552A preempts city regulation) | Avride, Serve Robotics, Wing | Avride operates robotaxi service in Dall… | — |
| Los Angeles, CA LA: West Side | No cap | — | 5 mph | LADOT | Serve Robotics, Coco | Waymo operates under CPUC Driverless Dep… | — |
| Miami, FL Miami | No cap | — | 12 mph | State of Florida (Florida Statutes 316.2071) | Serve, Waymo | Waymo launched commercial robotaxi servi… | — |
| Phoenix, AZ Phoenix | No cap | — | 12 mph | State of Arizona (Arizona Revised Statutes 28-8253) | Waymo, Avride, DoorDash Dot | Arizona DOT (ADOT) administers AV testin… | — |
| Atlanta, GA Atlanta | Not yet documented | Not yet documented | Not yet documented | Not yet documented | Waymo, Serve | None documented | — |
| Austin, TX Austin | Not yet documented | Not yet documented | Not yet documented | Not yet documented | Avride, Waymo, Coco | None documented | — |
| Chicago, IL Chicago | Not yet documented | Not yet documented | Not yet documented | Not yet documented | Coco | None documented | — |
| Dallas, TX Dallas-Fort Worth | Not yet documented | Not yet documented | Not yet documented | Not yet documented | Serve, Avride, Wing | None documented | — |
| Phoenix, AZ Phoenix | Not yet documented | Not yet documented | Not yet documented | Not yet documented | Waymo, Avride, DoorDash Dot | None documented | — |
Ranked most-restrictive first: a documented hard cap (lower = stricter) ranks above documented-but-uncapped markets, which rank above those not yet sourced. Updated monthly.
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