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Nuro Opens Munich Hub to Bring Level 4 Autonomy to Europe

The new base positions the company to tailor its AI driver to European roads and rules.

Overview

  • Nuro, which announced the move Thursday, will open a Munich-area office as its first on-the-ground base in Europe.
  • The site will host engineering, operations, and partner teams to adapt the Nuro Driver to local road layouts and regulatory needs.
  • The company is pursuing one Level 4 platform for robotaxis, delivery, and privately owned cars to cut integration work and speed rollout.
  • Nuro points to a recent “zero-shot” Tokyo drive using no local training data as a sign its driver can carry over to new cities.
  • Germany’s 2021 Autonomous Driving Act created a national process for Level 4 approvals, which could help Nuro run measured tests with regulators and local communities.