Organization: Nuro
Country: United States
Website: www.nuro.ai
Year Founded: 2016
Number of Employees: 200+
The Nuro R2 itself is a significant upgrade on the earlier R1 vehicle.
Description:
In February 2020, Nuro AI became the first American autonomous vehicle developer to
be given exemptions by the U.S. National Highway Tra ffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
for testing on public roads without the need to have controls for human operators.
In April, Nuro received a second permit, this time granted by the state of California,
allowing the company to test its second-generation test platform, the Nuro R2, on
certain public roads in sections of nine cities within Santa Clara and San Mateo counties.
In February 2020, Nuro AI became the first American autonomous vehicle developer to
be given exemptions by the U.S. National Highway Tra ffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
for testing on public roads without the need to have controls for human operators.
In April, Nuro received a second permit, this time granted by the state of California,
allowing the company to test its second-generation test platform, the Nuro R2, on
certain public roads in sections of nine cities within Santa Clara and San Mateo counties.