Nuro Secures CPUC Permit for Testing Robotaxi Passenger Service in California

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 8, 2026--

Nuro, Inc. (“Nuro”), a leader in autonomous driving technology, today announced that it has secured a California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) Drivered Pilot Permit – an important milestone ahead of the launch of its robotaxi program with Uber and Lucid.

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The CPUC Drivered Pilot Permit allows Nuro to conduct pilot testing of autonomous passenger service in California with a safety driver, while carrying passengers in test vehicles on public roads. The permit builds on Nuro’s California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) Driverless Testing Permit, received in April, which allows the company to test autonomous vehicles without a safety driver.

Taken together, these permits enable two important steps toward launch in California: driverless testing and passenger-carrying pilot operations. They do not authorize paid rides, and the CPUC Drivered Pilot Permit does not authorize driverless passenger operations.

“These approvals mark another meaningful step forward as we continue preparing for launch in California,” said James Owens, Nuro's Chief Legal and Policy Officer. “They expand what we can validate on public roads and reflect the steady progress our team is making across technology, operations, rider experience, and regulatory readiness.”

The permits build on a series of milestones across the robotaxi program and reflect the continued advancement of Nuro’s universal autonomy platform. In October 2025, the companies announced the San Francisco Bay Area as the first market for their next-generation robotaxi service. In December 2025, Nuro started autonomous testing on public roads with a safety driver. And, in January 2026 at CES, Nuro, Uber, and Lucid unveiled the production-intent vehicle that will be used in the service.

Nuro operates a fleet of nearly 100 robotaxi engineering vehicles, which are Lucid Gravity vehicles integrated with the Nuro Driver™, supporting testing and validation across multiple U.S. cities and states. In April, select Uber employees also began testing the service directly in the Uber app in the San Francisco Bay Area.

With the CPUC permit now in hand, Nuro is one of only five companies with both the DMV Driverless Testing Permit and Drivered Pilot Permit in California.

About Nuro

Nuro is a physical AI company building level 4 self-driving technology that extends across vehicles, use cases, and markets. Nuro’s universal autonomy platform and generalizable AI driver, the Nuro Driver™, give the global mobility ecosystem a scalable path to full autonomy. Combining real-world deployment experience with a flexible, partner-led model, the company is working toward a future where millions of autonomous vehicles driven by Nuro help make life safer, more fulfilling, and more connected.

A Nuro robotaxi engineering prototype driving in California.

MADRID (AP) — Real Madrid slapped players Federico Valverde and Aurélien Tchouaméni with half-a-million-euro ($588,000) fines on Friday for their altercation during practice.

The hefty fines came a day after the midfielders tussled in training. Valverde said in a post on social media on Thursday that no punches were thrown. The spat ended when Valverde knocked his head on a table, said he suffered a small cut, and went to a hospital.

The incident led Madrid to open disciplinary proceedings against the teammates, and the fines reflected the reputational damage the club was enduring in a chaotic end to a disappointing season.

In a statement, the 15-time European champion said the disciplinary action was concluded after both players expressed to the club “their complete remorse for what happened and apologized to one another.”

Madrid added they also apologized to their teammates, the coaching staff and club supporters, as well as showing their willingness to accept whatever disciplinary action the club deemed “opportune.”

Tchouaméni was back training with Madrid on Friday, two days before they play at Barcelona in a clasico. Madrid has to win otherwise Barcelona will be crowned La Liga champion.

Valverde was not at practice due to the head knock.

The run-in between the players, who for seasons have played side by side in Madrid's midfield, came after they argued this week in previous training sessions. But tempers boiled over on Thursday. Spanish media is rife with reports that the players previously disagreed over the club's decision to let coach Xabi Alonso go after just months on the job.

Madrid faces a second consecutive campaign without a major trophy.

Álvaro Arbeloa, the coach who was promoted from Madrid's reserve team when Alonso was fired in January, will face tough questions on what went wrong inside the changing room when he gives a press conference on Saturday ahead of the clasico at Camp Nou.

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FILE - Real Madrid's Federico Valverde, right, celebrates with Aurelien Tchouameni after scoring his side's opening goal during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between Rayo Vallecano and Real Madrid at the Vallecas stadium in Madrid, Spain, Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez, File)