https://techcrunch.com/2022/07/14/autonomous-vehicles-startup-nuro-winds-down-operations-in-phoenix/ > Nuro, the autonomous vehicle delivery startup that is valued at more than $8.6 billion, is closing down its Phoenix facility as it shifts its commercial strategy away from the desert metropolis and towards the San Francisco Bay Area and Houston. > Nuro told employees that the Phoenix Depot location would be closed by October 1, according to an internal email viewed by TechCrunch. It will continue to operate out of its Tempe, Arizona facility and corporate employees will not be affected. However, several autonomous vehicle operators (AVO) in Phoenix have been laid off as a result.