Forrest Funnell

Head of Finance @ Nuro

[Nuro @nuro]

Big things happen when great teams ride together. Watch @Uber CEO @dkhos's latest test ride in a robotaxi engineering vehicle with @Sarfraz_Maredia and surprise safety driver @zhujiajun. The future of mobility is coming soon to the Bay Area and Houston!

#autonomousvehicles #selfdriving #drivenbynuro

[Andrew Macdonald @andrewgordonmac]

We’re teaming up with @hertz and their new affiliate Oro Mobility on two new strategic fleet partnerships that span our upcoming AV robotaxi launch in SF as well as human driver-led fleets in Atlanta, LA, SF, and New Jersey 🚗⚡️

- AVs: Oro will provide the "boots on the ground" support—charging, maintenance, and repairs—for our autonomous @LucidMotors fleet equipped with @nuro AV technology, launching in SF later this year

- Driver-Led Fleets: Hertz is already one of the largest rideshare rental fleets in the world. We’re expanding our partnership to include Oro-employed drivers to help meet higher rideshare demand. After a successful Atlanta pilot, we are active in LA and SF, with Northern New Jersey launching this spring

This partnership doubles down on our hybrid network strategy, where both driver-led and autonomous rideshare operations can scale and serve communities reliably and efficiently. It’s the only way to meet increasing rideshare demand and continue to deliver a seamless, high-quality rider experience

[Nuro @nuro]

Do autonomous vehicles need HD maps? At Nuro, we believe having HD maps is strictly better than not having them. However, a truly capable L4 vehicle should not require a pre-built HD map to function. Read Nuro co-founder and co-CEO @zhujiajun's thoughts on the map debate: https://t.co/B6irEbse1S

#autonomousvehicles #selfdriving #drivenbynuro #driverlessdebates #maps

[Forrest Funnell @forr_funn]

@dkhos it's an honor to be partnering together. Looking forward to realizing the big opportunity ahead!

[dara khosrowshahi @dkhos]

An exciting milestone with @Nuro and @LucidMotors: Uber employees are now taking test rides on the @Uber app in the Bay Area. Proud of our terrific partners as we make strong progress on our our path to launch.

[Nuro @nuro]

Robotaxi milestone unlocked: @Uber employees can now request robotaxi test rides through the Uber app!

We’re hard at work with our partners to prepare for commercial launch in the SF Bay Area later this year. Learn more: https://t.co/uNGomidjB8

#autonomousvehicles #selfdriving #drivenbynuro

[Forrest Funnell @forr_funn]

There are a number of debates in the autonomous vehicle space right now. See @nuro 's co-CEO @zhujiajun's take on them. Debate #1 - Lidar

[Nuro @nuro]

What sensors does an autonomous vehicle need? Nuro co-founder and co-CEO @zhujiajun unpacks the debate and the approach we’ve taken at Nuro in his new blog post: https://t.co/xq9d7UT8C8

#autonomousvehicles #selfdriving #perception #vision #lidar

[Forrest Funnell @forr_funn]

Fleet is getting big!

[Nuro @nuro]

Meet the fleet! Now almost 100 vehicles strong, our Robotaxi Engineering Fleet is gathering diverse real-world data and testing autonomous driving in multiple U.S. cities and states ahead of the launch of our autonomous ride-hail service.

This is what responsible and scalable autonomy deployment looks like. Driven by Nuro, built by @LucidMotors, available exclusively on @Uber.

#DrivenByNuro #SelfDriving #AutonomousVehicles

[Nuro @nuro]

Meet the fleet! Now almost 100 vehicles strong, our Robotaxi Engineering Fleet is gathering diverse real-world data and testing autonomous driving in multiple U.S. cities and states ahead of the launch of our autonomous ride-hail service.

This is what responsible and scalable autonomy deployment looks like. Driven by Nuro, built by @LucidMotors, available exclusively on @Uber.

#DrivenByNuro #SelfDriving #AutonomousVehicles

[Forrest Funnell @forr_funn]

Zero shot driving in Tokyo. Nuro's generalized AI driver is getting ready to scale, first in SF Bay Area later this year with @Uber and @LucidMotors , and later, around the world.

[Nuro @nuro]

Nuro vehicles are now driving autonomously with safety operators in Japan—with no prior training on local data! This milestone demonstrates our universal autonomy model’s adaptability across new roads, cities, and countries. 共に未来へ。 Read more: https://t.co/SrBMbnarxv

#DrivenByNuro #SelfDriving #AutonomousVehicles #Tokyo #zeroshot

[Balaji Krishnamurthy @_balaji_km]

Bay Area Uber AV sightings are only going to increase over the coming months - live by year end on our network.

[Forrest Funnell @forr_funn]

The Uber-Lucid-Nuro robotaxi is looking stunning with co-founder @dfergusonnz taking it for a spin on our Las Vegas track. More coming to public roads, and public launch is planned for later this year.

[Nuro @nuro]

Fully autonomous closed course driving: Check!
Watch Nuro co-founder @dfergusonnz take the first ride in one of our self-driving robotaxi engineering vehicles at our test track in Las Vegas.
Closed course autonomous testing is a critical step in our validation process for a new vehicle platform. We’re also now testing autonomy on public roads in the California Bay Area in preparation for launch later this year.
Follow along for more updates on the next-generation robotaxi built by @LucidMotors, driven by @nuro, and available exclusively on @Uber.

#DrivenByNuro #SelfDriving #AutonomousVehicles #AI #Robotaxi

[Car and Driver @CARandDRIVER]

You'll Be Able to Ride in This Self-Driving Lucid Gravity Uber Robotaxi Later This Year https://t.co/C0X20DBt8o

[Forrest Funnell @forr_funn]

The most incredible robotaxi in the world. Coming soon…

[Nuro @nuro]

Meet the future of autonomous mobility, by @nuro, @LucidMotors, and @Uber.
We've unveiled the production design of our global robotaxi at #CES2026. Read for details and an update on our eng vehicles, now testing autonomously on public roads: https://t.co/UqX4HHCyGI
#AutonomousVehicles #SelfDriving #ElectricVehicles #Innovation

[Forrest Funnell @forr_funn]

The most incredible robotaxi in the world. Coming to the bay area on @Uber target 2026.

[Nuro @nuro]

It all starts here 🌉

The San Francisco Bay Area will be the first market for the @Uber-exclusive robotaxi, powered by Nuro and @LucidMotors, aiming to launch in late 2026.

On-road development is underway—with 100+ Nuro-driven Lucid Gravitys joining soon as we advance the future of safe, sustainable rides.

The future is on its way.

#AutonomousVehicles #Innovation #EVs

[Balaji Krishnamurthy @_balaji_km]

Tick tock!

[Forrest Funnell @forr_funn]

Congrats @dfergusonnz !! Looking forward to the big milestones ahead!!

[Nuro @nuro]

Say hello to our Co-CEOs Jiajun Zhu (JZ) and Dave Ferguson! Today, we’re announcing an exciting new development in our leadership structure: @dfergusonnz, formerly Nuro’s President, is joining @zhujiajun as Co-Chief Executive Officer. As Co-CEOs, the two Co-Founders will continue to advance our Physical AI solution, the Nuro Driver, in close partnership, with JZ focusing on product and technology and Dave focusing on capital and commercial partnerships. Read the announcement here: https://t.co/HgAKuN967z

[Forrest Funnell @forr_funn]

First Lucid-Uber-Nuro engineering fleet vehicles delivered!!

[Nuro @nuro]

Introducing our Robotaxi Engineering Fleet.

@LucidMotors has delivered the first @Uber-exclusive robotaxi engineering vehicle to @nuro for integration with the Nuro Driver.

This marks the beginning of an exciting new chapter—stay tuned.

#AutonomousVehicles #Innovation #EVs

[dara khosrowshahi @dkhos]

Welcome @stevejang and excited about what's ahead for @nuro and team!!!

[steve jang @stevejang]

it's inevitable that the self-driving vehicle will be the main mode of both transportation and logistics in the future - safer, more efficient, and 100x more scaleable as a service vs ownership.

one company has the intelligence and autonomy hardware stack, road experience, and partnership strategy to accelerate us in both directions: @nuro

super pumped that @kindredventures is backing @nuro alongside @Uber, @nvidia, @SoftBank et al in the latest $200M round at @nuro! LFG @zhujiajun @masason @dkhos 🏎️🏎️🏎️🚚🚚🚚

[Forrest Funnell @forr_funn]

We're super pumped to be backed by @stevejang and @KindredVentures! Their blog post is a perfect description of the path ahead:
https://t.co/AtCU3Iycki

[steve jang @stevejang]

Super pumped to announce our investment in @nuro as part of their $203 million Series E funding round!

We’re excited to back @zhujiajun @dfergusonnz and team alongside strategic investors @Uber and @Nvidia, as well as lead investors, Softbank, Fidelity, T.Rowe Price, and Baillie Gifford – marking the first and only operating system-style Nuro Driver platform, enabling 3rd party hardware (cars) and networks (ridesharing) under one real-time intelligent and orchestrated autonomy platform.

Starting next year, @nuro will deploy self-driving cars on @Uber’s network and begin to unlock a broader market for self-driving vehicles in ridesharing, personally-owned, and logistics vehicles.

More details at our blog below 👇🏽