Nuro Autonomous Prius
[pilot]av · robotaxis · 6 deployments in catalog
Manufacturer
NuroForm Factor
av
Lifecycle
pilot
Operational Reality
Audited
Deployments
6
Target Price
Custom Quote
- AV
- PILOT
Description
Nuro's first-generation autonomous vehicle: a retrofitted Toyota Prius used for early on-road testing and the December 2021 Mountain View supervised delivery pilot (7-Eleven; first autonomous delivery service in California). Superseded by Nuro's purpose-built R-series delivery pods.
Key facts & specs
- website
- https://www.nuro.ai/blog/nuro-and-7-eleven-launch-first-ever-autonomous-delivery-in-california
- maturity
- pilot
- lifecycle
- superseded
- form factor
- av
- manufacturer
- Nuro
- deployments count
- 6
- Maturity stage
- pilot
- Base
- retrofitted Toyota Prius
- Role
- early autonomous test / delivery vehicle (supervised)
- Funding
- ~$2.34B raised over 7 rounds; Series E ~$203M at ~$6B valuation (Aug 2025)
- Strategic pivot
- From own delivery fleet → licensing the 'Nuro Driver' autonomy platform (since 2024)
- Robotaxi deal
- Uber + Lucid partnership, 20,000+ Lucid-Nuro vehicles planned, first service late 2026
- Delivery heritage
- R2/R3 delivery bots; past partners Kroger, Walmart, Domino's
- Autonomy tiers
- Nuro Driver Assist (L2++) and Nuro Driver (L4)
- Backers
- NVIDIA, Uber, Baillie Gifford, T. Rowe Price, Fidelity, Tiger Global, Greylock
- H Q
- Mountain View, CA (founded 2016, Jiajun Zhu & Dave Ferguson)
- wikidata
- https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q55627135
- wikipedia
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuro
- Co-founders
- Jiajun Zhu, Dave Ferguson (ex-Google)
- Total funding
- ~.13B
- Series D
- 00M
- Products
- R2, R3 autonomous delivery vehicles, autonomy licensing
Safety record
1 incident on record (1 moderate). Most recent: Apr 2021.
Software & AI models
FAQ
What is Nuro Autonomous Prius?
Nuro's first-generation autonomous vehicle: a retrofitted Toyota Prius used for early on-road testing and the December 2021 Mountain View supervised delivery pilot (7-Eleven; first autonomous delivery service in California). Superseded by Nuro's purpose-built R-series delivery pods.
Is Nuro Autonomous Prius actually deployed in the real world?
Yes. Nuro Autonomous Prius is independently verified in real-world operation on the DEPLOY registry, confirmed at named deployment sites with primary sources: not a concept, render, or demo-only.
Is Nuro Autonomous Prius autonomous or teleoperated?
Partly. DEPLOY verifies Nuro Autonomous Prius operating autonomously for Driverless Level 4 urban delivery. Other capabilities (Delivers packages) are only demonstrated under teleoperation or remain vendor claims, not independently verified as autonomous.
Who makes Nuro Autonomous Prius?
Nuro Autonomous Prius is made by Nuro, based in Mountain View, CA, founded in 2016.
Where is Nuro Autonomous Prius deployed?
6 verified deployments of Nuro Autonomous Prius are on the DEPLOY registry, including at Houston, Scottsdale, Arizona, Mountain View.
Can you buy Nuro Autonomous Prius?
Nuro Autonomous Prius is in pilot deployments with named customers and is not yet broadly for sale.
Is Nuro Autonomous Prius approved by regulators?
Nuro Autonomous Prius has 1 regulatory record on the DEPLOY registry: FAA authorization, granted. See the Regulatory filings section for each agency source.
What AI powers Nuro Autonomous Prius?
Nuro Autonomous Prius runs Nuro Driver. Each brain assignment is verified at the registry level via primary sources.
What are alternatives to Nuro Autonomous Prius?
On the DEPLOY registry, comparable av robots to Nuro Autonomous Prius include Waymo Driver (6th gen), Zoox Robotaxi, Tesla Robotaxi (Model Y ADS), May Mobility Autonomous Sienna.
How does Nuro Autonomous Prius compare to Waymo Driver (6th gen)?
Nuro Autonomous Prius and Waymo Driver (6th gen) (Waymo · 52 deployments) are both av robots on the DEPLOY registry. Nuro Autonomous Prius has 6 verified deployments on record. Compare both records for specs, safety, deployments, and verified-vs-claimed autonomy.
Is Nuro Autonomous Prius a top av?
On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, safety, adoption, media, and IP signals, Nuro Autonomous Prius ranks in roughly the top 45% of av models tracked by the registry.
What is Nuro Autonomous Prius's maturity stage?
Nuro Autonomous Prius is at the pilot stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Pilot stage means at least one named-customer trial deployment is verified.
Is Nuro Autonomous Prius still being made?
Nuro Autonomous Prius has been superseded by a newer generation. The historical record remains on the registry for reference.
Is Nuro Autonomous Prius safe?
Nuro Autonomous Prius has 1 active incident on record in the DEPLOY registry. 1 incident on record (1 moderate). Most recent: Apr 2021. Retracted incidents are excluded from this count.
Deployments
- Nuro Autonomous Prius at Mountain View[PILOT]
Mountain View · Aug 7, 2024
- Nuro Autonomous Prius at Houston[ENDED]
Houston · Jan 1, 2023
- Nuro Autonomous Prius at Scottsdale, Arizona[ENDED]
Scottsdale, Arizona · Jan 1, 2023
- Nuro Autonomous Prius at Houston[ENDED]
Houston · Jan 1, 2023
- Nuro Autonomous Prius at Houston[ENDED]
Houston · Sep 1, 2022
- Nuro Autonomous Prius at Mountain View[ENDED]
Mountain View · Nov 1, 2024