Nuro R3

Nuro's third-generation electric autonomous delivery vehicle, unveiled in January 2022 at CES. The R3 was the first delivery AV equipped with an external front airbag for pedestrian and cyclist protection, and expanded payload capacity to 500 lbs across heated and cooled compartments. Nuro exited consumer fleet operations in September 2024, pivoting to licensing its autonomous driving stack (marketed as 'Nuro Driver') to automakers and mobility-as-a-service providers; the R3 vehicle program was effectively shelved at that time.

Yes. Nuro R3 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.

Not verified as fully autonomous. Nuro R3's capabilities on the DEPLOY registry are recorded as teleoperated-assisted, demonstrated-only, or vendor claims (Delivers packages), not independently confirmed to run without a human in the loop.

Nuro R3 is made by Nuro, based in Mountain View, CA, founded in 2016.

14 verified deployments of Nuro R3 are on the DEPLOY registry, including at California, USA, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, U.S. (Multi-City, Uber Testing).

Nuro R3 is discontinued and no longer sold; its historical record remains on the DEPLOY registry.

Nuro R3 runs Nuro Driver. Each brain assignment is verified at the registry level via primary sources.

On the DEPLOY registry, comparable av robots to Nuro R3 include Waymo Driver (6th gen), Zoox Robotaxi, Tesla Robotaxi (Model Y ADS), May Mobility Autonomous Sienna.

Nuro R3 and Waymo Driver (6th gen) (Waymo · 52 deployments) are both av robots on the DEPLOY registry. Nuro R3 has 14 verified deployments on record. Compare both records for specs, safety, deployments, and verified-vs-claimed autonomy.

On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, safety, adoption, media, and IP signals, Nuro R3 ranks in roughly the top 6% of av models tracked by the registry.

Nuro R3 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.

Nuro R3 is discontinued: the product line is permanently ceased; historical records remain on the registry.

Nuro R3 has 5 active incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. 5 incidents on record (5 minor). Most recent: Apr 2026. Retracted incidents are excluded from this count.

The Nuro R3 is Nuro's third-generation zero-occupant autonomous delivery vehicle. It is a toaster-shaped robot, smaller than a hatchback, designed to deliver goods curbside. Fully electric and ready to be produced at scale. The R3 has a California DMV driverless permit.