2016
Nuro founded.
Nuro’s vision for an autonomous future.
Founder's roundable.
The Verge, September 11, 2024
Nuro is branching out into robotaxis and personally owned autonomous vehicles
We exist to better everyday life through robotics.
Company
We’re transforming everyday life by bringing the power of AI into the physical world with our fully autonomous Nuro Driver™. Through partnerships with auto and mobility companies, we’re revolutionizing personal vehicles, ride-hailing services, and commercial fleets to create safer streets, reduce emissions, and give people more time for what matters most.
Nuro’s Mountain View Headquarters
Nuro’s journey.
Key accomplishments.
Building a better tomorrow.
Vision
At Nuro, we are committed to a future where robotics positively impacts everyday life. Our work in autonomous driving technology is just the foundation of a broader initiative to extend the benefits of robotics to a wider range of applications in the physical world. By leveraging the AI infrastructure and advanced tooling we are developing, we aim to unlock new possibilities for robotics across various physical domains—a concept we call Artificial General Robotics (AGR). While our first application focuses on delivering safe, reliable, and scalable autonomous driving solutions, we see a future where AGR could enhance everyday living, from smart home robots to more efficient urban mobility systems, further transforming how people live, move, and interact with autonomous technology.
Our founders.
Jiajun Zhu
Co-Founder and CEO
Prior to founding Nuro, Jiajun was a principal software engineer at Google and one of the founding team members of the company’s self-driving program—now known as Waymo. In addition to leading the project’s perception team, he also helped build and lead their simulation efforts. Jiajun earned his Master’s and Bachelor’s degree in computer science from the University of Virginia and Fudan University respectively. Jiajun has been awarded over 100 patents.
Dave Ferguson
Co-Founder and President
Prior to founding Nuro, Dave was a principal engineer on Google’s self-driving program, now known as Waymo. He built and led the computer vision, machine learning, behavior prediction, and scene understanding teams. He also led the planning group for Carnegie Mellon University's team that won the DARPA Urban Grand Challenge in 2007. Dave holds an MS and PhD in Robotics from Carnegie Mellon and a Bachelor’s in CS and Mathematics from the University of Otago. Dave holds over 100 patents and has published over 60 academic papers.
Company leadership.
Andrew Chapin
Chief Operating Officer
Andrew Clare
Chief Technology Officer
James Owens
Chief Legal Officer