Driverless rescue serviceNurohas been cleared for California ’s first Autonomous Vehicle Deployment Permit , meaning the company could shortly set up a fleet of sovereign commercial vehicle on city streets around the Department of State .
Nuro was first given clearance to prove fully driverless vehicles in California in the beginning this year , but the Modern permit intend that the ship’s company will now become the first autonomous fomite party permit to accuse for its commercial-grade services . consort to its website , Nuro particularize in transporting local good “ quickly , safely , and affordably , ” and is plan to address “ errands of all variety — from dinner party to dry out cleanup . ”
In aMedium post , David Estrada , Nuro ’s main sound and policy officer , enunciate that the company will shortly “ herald our first deployment in California with an conventional partner . ” While deliveries are set to start with the troupe ’s tiny fleet of autonomous Toyota Prius cars , Nuro also has custom electric R2 vehicles look in the wings .
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Issued by the California DMV , the permit will ab initio only allow Nuro vehicles to operate in Santa Clara and San Mateo county — mean that the independent vehicles will be able to make deliveries to the Nuro central office in Silicon Valley , but would not yet be permitted to make trips to nearby San Francisco or Oakland .
While the vehicles will be let on city streets at speeds of up to 35 miles per time of day , the vehicles will only be allowed to drive in “ reasonable weather conditions , ” which would mean no penne alla vodka deliveries on a rainy nighttime .
The announcement of the commercial vehicle permission come as Nuro is stress to shore up its resources in the self - driving market : On the same sidereal day the clearance was announced , the company also said that it had acquired Ike , a startup place at commercializing self - driving trucks .
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