December 23, 2020 11:12 pm
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2020/12/23/22197980/nuro-licensed-autonomous-deliveries-california
Nuro can now charge for robot deliveries in California
Nuro is now the first company in California that’s allowed to operate autonomous cars commercially (via TechCrunch). The company received a permit that allowed it to test its robots earlier this year, but this permit will allow the firm to actually charge people for the service.
According to a Medium post by Nuro’s chief legal and policy officer, the company is planning to “announce [its] first deployment in California with an established partner.” Who that partner is remains to be seen, but it’s likely to be a delivery service that can make use of Nuro’s completely driverless Prius vehicles, though the company plans on (literally) rolling out its own custom R2 bots later on.
The permit, issued by the California DMV, only allows the...
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2020/12/23/22197980/nuro-licensed-autonomous-deliveries-california
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