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Corridors/Monthly report

State of the robot corridors

August 2026

As of August 2026, DEPLOY maps 13 robot corridors across 8 US cities, tracking where machines can operate on public rights-of-way. 8 have a documented regulatory posture. San Francisco runs the most restrictive documented regime: a hard cap of 9 delivery robots citywide.

1 of 8 documented markets impose a device cap; the rest permit robots without a numeric limit, most under statewide personal-delivery-device laws. 8 distinct fleets operate across the network, with 2 documented pending launches.

13

Corridors

8

Cities

8

Active fleets

1

Markets with caps

The regulatory landscape

  • San Francisco, CA9-robot cap · San Francisco Public Works
  • Atlanta, GANo cap · State of Georgia (HB 986 / O.C.G.A. 40-6-320)
  • Austin, TXNo cap · State of Texas (Texas Transportation Code Ch. 552A preempts city regulation)
  • Chicago, ILNo cap · Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT) and Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection (BACP)
  • Dallas, TXNo cap · State of Texas (Texas Transportation Code Ch. 552A preempts city regulation)
  • Los Angeles, CANo cap · LADOT
  • Miami, FLNo cap · State of Florida (Florida Statutes 316.2071)
  • Phoenix, AZNo cap · State of Arizona (Arizona Revised Statutes 28-8253)
  • Atlanta, GANot yet documented
  • Austin, TXNot yet documented
  • Chicago, ILNot yet documented
  • Dallas, TXNot yet documented
  • Phoenix, AZNot yet documented

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