Nuro expands L4 autonomous vehicle operations in three cities [Video]

Autonomous vehicle developer Nuro has announced it is significantly expanding the capabilities of its zero-occupant vehicles. Powered by the company’s AI-enabled Nuro Driver system, these Level 4 autonomous vehicles are now operational in two states, expanding in both deployment and capabilities on the road.

Nuro is a robotics company founded by two engineers who were former employees of Google’s Waymo project. Since 2016, Nuro has developed and publicly tested its three generations of autonomous last-mile delivery vehicles, the most recent of which debuted in January 2022.

With autonomous operations in Palo Alto, Nuro has expanded its business model, signing long-term partnerships with companies like Uber Eats to deliver autonomous food orders. This past In September, Nuro announced a new business model that includes licensing its Nuro Driver platform to other automotive OEMs and mobility providers.

Nuro sees potential in its state-of-the-art autonomous driving system that combines automotive-grade hardware and AI-powered self-driving software to enable up to Level …