{"id":2935,"date":"2026-05-24T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-24T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/why-nuro-thinks-being-a-robotaxi-second-mover-gives-it-an-advantage\/"},"modified":"2026-05-24T15:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T11:00:00","slug":"why-nuro-thinks-being-a-robotaxi-second-mover-gives-it-an-advantage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/en\/why-nuro-thinks-being-a-robotaxi-second-mover-gives-it-an-advantage\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Nuro thinks being a robotaxi \u2018second mover\u2019 gives it an advantage"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Lucid-Nuro robotaxi \" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"Image: Uber\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/Photo-4.webp?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0,0,100,100\" \/><figcaption>\n\t\t<\/figcaption><\/p><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Waymo is the undisputed leader in the robotaxi space, operating a fleet of over 3,000 driverless cars in at least 10  cities across the US. A number of companies, including Tesla, Zoox, Avride, and Motional, are racing to catch up with the Alphabet-owned firm. But what if being No. 2 was actually better?<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Nuro, the delivery robot company created by veterans of Google&rsquo;s self-driving car project, thinks it has a decent shot at occupying the slot. After <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2024\/9\/11\/24241353\/nuro-robotaxi-personal-owned-autonomous-vehicle-license\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pivoting from delivery<\/a> to robotaxis in 2024, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/news\/708479\/uber-lucid-nuro-robotaxi-deal-investment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nuro struck a deal with Uber and Lucid<\/a> to deploy tens of thousands of robotaxis all across the US &#8211; netting itself hundreds of millions of dollars in \u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/transportation\/936126\/nuro-robotaxi-dave-ferguson-interview-uber-lucid-waymo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read the full story at The Verge.<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Waymo is the undisputed leader in the robotaxi space, operating a fleet of over 3,000 driverless cars in at least 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