The secret behind our recent Mountain View drive? No lidar.
Our AI-first autonomy excels even without key sensors. Our goal: L4 autonomy that remains safe and reliable even when specific sensors are temporarily unavailable.
Proud of our team's commitment to safe and reliable AI
We’re thrilled to announce that today we launched the first-ever unmanned delivery service to the general public! Congratulations to Team Nuro and partners
@Kroger
@FrysFoodStores
.
#nurodelivers
.
@UberEats
is our newest partner! We are excited to provide a seamless, autonomous food delivery experience for consumers starting this fall in Mountain View, CA and Houston, TX.
Grocery delivery with Nuro self-driving vehicles starts today! Our pilot with
@kroger
in Scottsdale, AZ is now accepting orders. Start shopping
@FrysFoodStores
Bring on the burritos!🌯 We're thrilled to announce the close of our Series C funding round with Chipotle and Woven Capital, LP, a venture fund owned by
@ToyotaMotorCorp
. Read more from
@Forbes
:
Today, we are proud to share that Nuro has become the first company to receive a permit to deploy autonomous vehicles in a real commercial service on public streets from
@CA_DMV
We're pleased to announce our recently closed series D funding round. This $600 million round was led by Tiger Global Management with participation from others.
We're thrilled to have the support to continue our commercialization of zero-occupant autonomous delivery vehicles.
Today, the
@USDOT
and
@NHTSAgov
approved a regulatory exemption for Nuro’s second-generation vehicle, R2 – the first for any autonomous vehicle. Read more about how we got here and where we’re going next:
#nurodelivers
Hello, Palo Alto.
Our fully driverless L4 vehicles are now safely operating in our neighboring city of Palo Alto, CA.
Autonomous technology like ours has the ability to dramatically improve road safety, positively impacting local communities.
Stay tuned for more!
We’re thrilled to announce that we’ve partnered with
@dominos
, the global leader in pizza delivery. This partnership represents an important step on our journey to become the autonomous delivery partner of choice for retailers of all kinds.
Today, we’re excited to announce our partnership with
@CVSPharmacy
. Nuro will now offer secure delivery of prescriptions, medications, and other essentials to the Houston community. Read more on our upcoming service:
@dominos
and Nuro are serving up a hot new way to get your pie 🍕 Introducing autonomous delivery in Houston, TX! Beginning this week, select customers can choose to have their pizza delivered by Nuro’s R2 robot.
#pizzatime
#robots
#autonomousdriving
We're so proud to have been named among the 100 best inventions of the year by
@TIME
. Read more about why our vehicles are poised to contribute to healthier, safer communities:
Meet our fleet!
Here's an in-depth look at our vehicles and their role in scaling our delivery service with brands like
@UberEats
,
@kroger
,
@FedEx
,
@7NowDelivery
and more!
We believe that zero-occupant vehicles are the key to safer roads and a more equitable tomorrow.
Read more about Nuro, our third-generation autonomous delivery vehicle, and learn how our innovative design is driving change.
We're thrilled to share
@ubereats
' vision to strengthen local commerce by making autonomous delivery work not just for you, but also for your neighborhood businesses. Hear from Nuro + Uber leaders on how our partnership is purpose-built for local delivery.
Introducing our newest zero-occupant autonomous vehicle. Purposefully designed to become a beloved member of the community—every community.
Learn more:
We're proud to partner with
@FedEx
to integrate our
#autonomous
delivery services into FedEx operations. This work will lower costs, improve safety, and reduce emissions for last-mile delivery and pick-up services for local communities.
Meet the Nuro R2, our socially-responsible, second-generation autonomous vehicle, built to protect everyone outside of the vehicle – instead of the things it carries inside.
#nurodelivers
“And by reducing the time and overall contact needed for front line workers and patients to get food, medicine, and other essentials, we hope that we can do our small part to help slow the spread of the virus.” - Dave Ferguson, Nuro’s Co-Founder
The 4th generation Nuro Driver™ hardware enables L4 AI-first autonomous driving for multiple vehicle types.
Key highlights:
👀 Longer detection range to enable safe highway driving
💲 Massively reduced cost, unlocking new potential applications
🔋 Much improved power and
“For the past few months, R2 has been testing on city streets fully autonomously in three different states. No drivers or other occupants. No chase cars.” Learn about what this means for us and our communities:
The Nuro Driver's AI-first capabilities are on display in this timelapse.
Our autonomous fleet conducts seamless commercial deliveries across Bay Area streets.
This technology's potential reaches far beyond what you see here. Stay tuned for exciting news on how we're
"We believe that life should be spent on things that matter — not on trips to the store or hours stuck in traffic." 🚙
Read what our co-founder, Dave Ferguson, has to say about what's coming next:
We've witnessed the amazing power of LLMs to accelerate everyday tasks. But, how does that translate to autonomous vehicles?
As an AI-first autonomous technology company, Nuro has invested in state-of-the-art research to apply LLMs across our AV stack.
At Nuro we're excited to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the heroic Moon landing. Our team is driven by the same challenge Kennedy laid out 7 years prior: "We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard,
We are excited to share that Nuro has acquired
@PoweredByIke
. Together we’ll be able to continue on an ambitious mission to make peoples’ lives better with automated vehicles. Read more from
@kirstenkorosec
here:
Surface street mastery was just the beginning. Now, the Nuro Driver takes on highways.
Our team has made incredible progress expanding our capabilities onto highway driving at an unprecedented pace.
Watch as our AI-first Nuro Driver navigates all roads, and stay tuned for
Something's different about this Nuro Driver cruise through Mountain View. 🤔
Can you spot what's missing?
Take a close look and guess below. Answer coming in a few days!
#NuroDriver
#AITech
#AIFirstAutonomy
ICYMI: we announced some exciting news over the holidays—Nuro is the first company to receive a permit to deploy a commercial service with autonomous vehicles on CA public streets.
Today the
@CA_DMV
granted Nuro a
#driverless
testing permit, and the 1st for any passengerless vehicle. We’re thankful for their support as we can now operate our R2 vehicles in California, to benefit more people w/ autonomous deliveries. Read more here:
We've received CA DMV approval to test our 3rd-gen L4 autonomous vehicle in 4 Bay Area cities: Mountain View, Palo Alto, Los Altos, and Menlo Park. This expands our 4+ years of driverless ops with zero at-fault incidents since 2020.
See map below for our growing footprint!
Today, we officially began our service with
@CVSPharmacy
in Houston. We’ll be making
#autonomousdeliveries
out of the 5430 Bissonnet St. CVS location to customers in select zip codes. Check out this piece by
@HOUBizJournal
for more info:
A child's sudden bicycle swerve at a busy intersection puts the Nuro Driver to the test.
Our AI-first tech navigates this complex scenario, swiftly identifying and reacting to the young rider's unexpected move.
See how we're prioritizing safety for vulnerable road users.
👋🏽 "...the vehicle is called ‘Nuro’ — a self-titled album of sorts meant to introduce the robot to the masses and a name that illustrates where this flagship model sits within the company. If it’s not clear, the ‘Nuro’ is at the top.” -
@TechCrunch
Get ready to Meet Nuro.
In the coming weeks, we'll share an in-depth look into all things Nuro. You'll learn what makes us the leader in autonomous delivery, and hear from our team on what inspires them each day.
Predicting driver intent is a major challenge for autonomous systems, especially on narrow roads with parked cars & delivery trucks. Watch the Nuro Driver confidently navigate this scenario in Houston.
We are excited to share that
@AVGregR
has joined Nuro’s Public Policy team. Find out how he became interested in
#autonomousvehicles
, public policy, and Nuro’s mission:
Narrow roads, work crews, trucks, traffic cones, parked cars.
Most of us encounter these situations from time to time. For a robot to navigate this correctly, it takes a robust L4 autonomy stack that can handle edge cases like these.
Watch the Nuro Driver™ in action.
Did you see the news? We spoke with
@peterjholley
of the
@washingtonpost
about the newest mission for our autonomous, unmanned vehicles: delivering
@dominos
#pizza
to Houston customers. Check out the piece to see what's coming:
From Silicon Valley to Space City: our AI-first Nuro Driver proves its versatility, handling commercial deliveries in Houston's unique urban landscape.
These real-world operations are just the beginning. We're gearing up to reshape the future of autonomous mobility on a broader
🎉 We're thrilled to announce our new partnership with
@FedEx
, the global leader in logistics. Smarter, cleaner deliveries are just around the corner. 📦
Read more about the partnership here:
#robotics
#autonomousdriving
We're proud to call Southern Nevada home to our end-of-line manufacturing facility and world-class test track, and what they represent: a path to realizing our vision to better everyday life through robotics. Thank you for the shoutout,
@LVGEA
!
#LasVegas
Earlier this week one of our vehicles stopped very suddenly and the on-board safety operator couldn’t detect any reason for it. Then a pedestrian appeared from out of view and crossed in front of the car.
"Other companies may soak up more of the limelight, but Nuro's been a quiet, busy bee."
Quiet? Maybe. Busy? Definitely. 🐝 Our partnership with
@dominos
is making waves, and it's only the start. Stay tuned.
#robotics
#automation
We're honored to be recognized as
#2
on
@Forbes
' list of America's
#BestStartupEmployers
this year! We pride ourselves on building an incredible team of diverse professionals that are smart, principled, and committed to improving lives through robotics.
Today, we're proud to announce a new partnership with
@deanza_college
to meet the growing needs of the AV/EV industry. Introducing the first Autonomous Electric Vehicle Technician Pathway Program in the nation—and there's a free tuition option, too!
Autonomous vehicles can reduce crashes and save lives – but only if we take a rigorous approach to safety.
In our new series, we'll be exploring the safety processes at the center of every decision we make. Follow along here ➡️
What if we could interact with autonomous technology the same way we interact with tools like ChatGPT?
At Nuro, our AI research team is investing in state-of-the-art LLM applications to enhance our autonomous stack.
I'm thrilled to announce that I'll be starting at
@nurobots
next month!
Nuro is a company I've long admired. Its R2X is an example of innovation with intention: autonomous, electric, purpose-built vehicles that can connect people to groceries, medicine, and essentials.
"This is the world's first automotive-grade, zero-occupant vehicle..." And it's ready to scale. Listen to the whole interview with our co-founder Dave Ferguson now on
@CNBC
We're thrilled to be recognized by
@FastCompany
in this year's 10 most innovative
#robotics
companies list! We're proud to better everyday life through robotics, and look forward to innovating further.
#FCMostInnovative
Our Co-founder and CEO
@zhujiajun
attended
@GreylockVC
's Intelligent Future Summit to discuss how autonomous technology can navigate the human world. A special thanks to
@reidhoffman
and
@chris_urmson
for a great chat on the future of autonomous delivery.
Did you know that we have multiple vehicles driving on roads at any given time?
Every vehicle in our fleet plays a different role & is equally crucial in helping scale up deliveries in our service areas.
Head to our blog for a deep dive into our fleet:
Every step in our evolution has been about improving daily life and giving people time back to spend on what really matters.
Listen to our co-founder Dave Ferguson talk to
@guyraz
on
@HowIBuiltThis
about what sparked the idea for him and
@zhujiajun
.
1/ On Monday, Congress passed a bill to advance unmanned delivery services. This will lead to a study of how services like Nuro's can help deliver groceries, meals, medications, and other necessities to senior citizens, people with disabilities,
LAMBDA: Nuro Driver's™ Language Reasoning Model
We're excited to announce a significant milestone in autonomous driving: LAMBDA, our Multimodal Large Language Model (MLLM), is now integrated into The Nuro Driver's™ onboard autonomy stack.
Honored to be named one of this year’s
#LinkedInTopStartups
by the team at
@LinkedIn
! Interested in why Nuro’s one of “the world’s hottest companies to work for”? Check out the list and visit to learn more about joining our team.
Proven on roads. Designed for safety.
Our L4 autonomous driving technology—the Nuro Driver™—has been deployed across 8 vehicle platforms leveraging state of the art AI. It's one of the very few L4 technologies regularly operating in full driverless mode on roads today.
We're pleased to announce our on-road operations in Los Angeles. Learn more about our detailed approach to our deployment process for bringing safe, sustainable, and autonomous delivery to LA County:
This year, we made strides toward turning our vision into reality. We're grateful for every member of our team for making that magic happen!
There is more excitement ahead in 2023. But first, follow along over the next few weeks as we reflect on our 2022 milestones.
Our 2021 Environmental, Social, and Governance (
#ESG
) Report highlights our progress in developing a greener way to move goods. Read the full report here.
#EarthDay
From securing $2b in financing and signing partnerships with the likes of
@Kroger
,
@Dominos
,
@FedEx
&
@7eleven
, to unveiling our newest electric delivery vehicle, we have made amazing progress toward our goal to better everyday life through robotics.
Watch as the Nuro Driver™ navigates through a challenging work zone, where traffic is rerouted into a temporary lane enclosed by cones—a scenario often tricky for autonomous vehicles.
We're excited to see rising stars within the AV space gaining recognition. Thank you
@BusinessInsider
for spotlighting our very own Natalia Lima and Sophie Jantz on this year's 35 under 35!
#AV
1M autonomous miles. Zero at-fault incidents.
Earlier this month the Nuro Driver™ safely passed 1 million autonomous miles across our fleet of vehicles.
In 2016, we started Nuro to create a future worth delivering. Six years later, we've built a zero-occupant, autonomous vehicle that delivers the things people need—from produce to prescriptions—from our neighborhood businesses.
Our testing program involves utilizing data to help replicate real-life scenarios, making our vehicles smarter and safer with each route they take. Learn more about how we're testing and deploying our
#autonomousvehicles
to navigate the world safely:
The Grand Tour: Nuro's nationwide mission to advance our AI-first autonomy
We're expanding data collection across America to train our AI for any driving scenario. Our 3-month project will cover 80,000 miles, including 17,000 highway miles, across the 53 largest US metro areas.
We're thrilled to announce our newest partnership with a truly iconic brand—
@7eleven
. This will be the very first commercial autonomous delivery service in California, and we're delighted to make the world's best convenience store even more convenient.
Nuro is committed to the safety and wellbeing of the neighborhoods we operate in. Today we delivered thousands of masks to the
@MountainVIewPD
as part of their mask donation program for vulnerable members of the community.
While we all work to slow the spread of
#COVID19
, we're once again asking for mask donations for both adults and children. Once received, we help deliver them in MV!
We're open 7 days a week for donations, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 1000 Villa St.
Disposable + reusable masks welcome!
We were thrilled to welcome a few extra special guests to our Mountain View HQ last week to see our vehicles up close and personal as part of our Family & Friends Event!
Our co-founder and CEO
@zhujiajun
participated in this week's
#TCMobility
to discuss how we aim to revolutionize commercial autonomous delivery. Thank you
@TechCrunch
for a great event and to everyone who stopped by to meet our vehicle!
Thanks to
@mtnviewellen
for the City Annual Update. We were thrilled to host you at Nuro HQ and look forward to working together to ensure our safe, equitable, and sustainable autonomous delivery service is available to Mountain View residents soon.
#mountainview
#robotics
Nuro uses the winter season to validate our newest vehicle's build and performance at subzero temps. From body & env. durability testing to steering and brake performance, each system is thoroughly validated at temps from 0C to -30C. For more info, visit:
Oh no—the Noid is back! 🍕But don't worry: R2 is always one step ahead, delivering
@dominos
pizza to Houston residents safe and warm. Watch heart-racing footage of R2 as it successfully avoids the Noid:
As the weekend begins, remember road safety, especially for pedestrians. Our Nuro Driver prioritizes pedestrian safety by stopping on a multi-lane road to let a person cross safely.
Stay alert & cautious on the road. Enjoy your weekend activities, but always cross safely.
The
@amhistorymuseum
has added R1, our first-gen, zero-occupant AV prototype, to its collection ahead of
#earthday2023
!
It is an honor to be part of the
@smithsonian
's mission to preserve advancements in the industry & hope our work will inspire future generations!
From our zero-occupant design to our sensors and patented safety innovations, we are constantly challenging ourselves to think of—and solve for—every scenario our vehicles may encounter.
Learn more about what goes into our approach to Safety @ Nuro.
🚙 "Dave Ferguson and Jiajun Zhu aren’t the only Google self-driving project employees to launch an AV startup, but they might be the most underrated."
Read the four-part series in
@TechCrunch
for a sneak peek at our vision for the future.