Nuro deploys autonomous delivery cars without safety drivers

NURO and Kroger are deploying self-driving cars for grocery delivery in Arizona. The autonomous delivery startup is deploying its custom delivery bots. Up until now, Nuro was relying on Prius vehicles and safety drivers. Now, its delivery service in partnership with Kroger will be completely driverless and without a safety driver on board. Nuro has been working on this vehicle, the R1, since 2016. “Nuro envisions a world without errands, where everything is on-demand and can be delivered affordably,” Nuro President Dave Ferguson said in a press release. “Operating a delivery service using our custom unmanned vehicles is an important first step toward that goal.”