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BYD to mass manufacture Nuro’s electric autonomous delivery vehicle

February 1, 2022 by Mai Tao Leave a Comment

BYD, one of China’s largest automotive and technology companies, has agreed a partnership with autonomous vehicle company Nuro to begin producing the company’s third-generation electric autonomous delivery vehicle.

The partnership is expected to scale Nuro’s more affordable, eco-friendly, and convenient services to millions of people across the country.

Stella Li, executive vice president of BYD and president of BYD North America, says: “BYD will leverage the manufacturing capacity of our Lancaster plant by finishing assembly of globally sourced hardware components to support Nuro and bring more jobs to the community. [Read more…] about BYD to mass manufacture Nuro’s electric autonomous delivery vehicle

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Nuro launches new autonomous grocery delivery vehicle

February 1, 2022 by David Edwards Leave a Comment

The hugely well-funded autonomous vehicle company Nuro has unveiled its third-generation autonomous delivery vehicle, and says it is ready to mass manufacture the vehicle.

Describing it as “the most advanced zero-occupant vehicle designed by the company to date”, the new flagship model, simply called “Nuro”, is expected to scale its safe, eco-friendly, and convenient services to millions of people across the US.

Nuro’s third-generation vehicle is designed to carry more goods and enable more deliveries, with twice the cargo volume of the company’s second generation vehicle. [Read more…] about Nuro launches new autonomous grocery delivery vehicle

Filed Under: Autonomous vehicles, News Tagged With: autonomous, byd, company, delivery, facilities, kroger, manufacturing, nuro, vehicle, vehicles

Nuro raises $600 million in Series D funding

January 13, 2022 by David Edwards Leave a Comment

Nuro, a startup that has produced an autonomous delivery vehicle, has raised $600 million in its latest funding round. The company is currently valued at almost $10 billion and is building a manufacturing facility in Nevada.

This latest financing round was led by Tiger Global Management with participation from Baillie Gifford, Fidelity Management & Research Company, Gaorong Capital, Google, Kroger, SoftBank Vision Fund 1, funds and accounts advised by T. Rowe Price Associates, Woven Capital, and other existing investors as part of the company’s Series D funding round.

This $600 million financing will support the development and deployment of Nuro’s autonomous delivery service in communities across the country. [Read more…] about Nuro raises $600 million in Series D funding

Filed Under: Autonomous vehicles, News Tagged With: autonomous, company, delivery, funding, kroger, latest, local, nuro, partnership, round, vehicles

Toyota-backed investment fund Woven Capital buys stake in Nuro

March 30, 2021 by Mai Tao Leave a Comment

Woven Capital, an $800 million global investment fund established by the Toyota Research Institute, has made an equity investment in Nuro, a robotics company developing autonomous delivery vehicles.

The investment is part of Nuro’s Series C round of funding, advancing its work in designing and engineering self-driving road vehicles to transform local commerce through autonomous delivery.

The exact amount of the investment has not been made public. [Read more…] about Toyota-backed investment fund Woven Capital buys stake in Nuro

Filed Under: Autonomous vehicles, News Tagged With: autonomous, capital, company, delivery, fund, investment, mobility, nuro, toyota, vehicles, woven

Nuro awarded ‘first ever’ autonomous vehicle permit in California

January 19, 2021 by Sam Francis Leave a Comment

Nuro claims it has become “the first company” to receive a permit to deploy autonomous vehicles on public streets from the California Department of Motor Vehicles.

This permit will allow its vehicles to operate commercially on California roads in two counties near Nuro’s headquarters in the Bay Area.

Nuro says it will soon announce its first deployment in California with an established partner. The service will start with its fleet of Prius vehicles in fully autonomous mode, followed by its custom-designed electric R2 vehicles. [Read more…] about Nuro awarded ‘first ever’ autonomous vehicle permit in California

Filed Under: Autonomous vehicles, News Tagged With: autonomous, california, company, delivery, deployment, driverless, nuro, permit, testing, vehicle, vehicles, year

Nuro partners with CVS Pharmacy to deliver medicines using its autonomous vehicle

June 3, 2020 by David Edwards Leave a Comment

Nuro is partnering with CVS Pharmacy to deliver medicines using its autonomous vehicle.

Starting this month, the “first-of-its-kind partnership” brings Nuro into the health space as the startup utilizes its fleet of autonomous vehicles to deliver prescriptions and essentials across three zip codes in Houston, Texas.

Pharma is the third industry sector in which Nuro will introduce its autonomous vehicles. [Read more…] about Nuro partners with CVS Pharmacy to deliver medicines using its autonomous vehicle

Filed Under: Logistics, News Tagged With: autonomous, curbside, customers, cvs, deliver, deliveries, delivery, fleet, houston, medicines, nuro, pharmacy, pilot, prius, three, vehicle, vehicles

Nuro puts its delivery robot into action against coronavirus

April 27, 2020 by Sam Francis Leave a Comment

Nuro, a California-based startup building small, wheeled autonomous delivery robots, is using its technology in the fight against the coronavirus outbreak in the US. (See video below.)

America now has the highest death toll in the world from Covid-19 and authorities have set up many temporarily hospitals and treatment centres across the country.

One of these temporary hospitals is located at the Sleep Train Arena, a basketball stadium which used to be the home of the Sacramento Kings, and another at the San Mateo County Event Center. [Read more…] about Nuro puts its delivery robot into action against coronavirus

Filed Under: Logistics, News Tagged With: adds, caused, company, contactless, coronavirus, covid, deliveries, delivery, ferguson, food, goods, grocery, help, homes, hospitals, lives, nuro, pandemic, people, robot, robots, store, supplies, vehicles

Nuro and Domino’s partner on autonomous pizza delivery

July 8, 2019 by Sam Francis

Nuro, a developer of driverless road-going vehicles, is partnering with fast-food chain Domino’s to deliver pizzas to customers at their homes.

A statement on Nuro’s blog says: “We’re thrilled to announce that we’ve partnered with Domino’s, the world’s largest pizza company, to deliver pizza autonomously.”

Nuro’s self-driving delivery service first launched in 2018 through its partnership with Kroger, one of the largest grocery chains in the US. [Read more…] about Nuro and Domino’s partner on autonomous pizza delivery

Filed Under: Logistics, News Tagged With: autonomous, company, deliver, delivery, domino, driverless, largest, nuro, partner, partnering, pizza, pizzas, stores

Grocery giant Kroger and autonomous vehicle startup Nuro to pilot autonomous delivery vehicle and system

July 3, 2018 by Sam Francis

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Kroger, one of the largest grocery store chains in the US, has teamed up with autonomous vehicle startup Nuro to develop shopping delivery services for customers.

Kroger and Nuro say the new partnership will “redefine the grocery customer experience for Americans” by piloting an on-road, fully autonomous delivery experience.

Kroger, which claims to be “America’s largest supermarket retailer”, and Nuro, maker of what it claims is “the world’s first fully unmanned road vehicle”, are working to make the convenience of grocery delivery accessible and affordable for customers everywhere.  [Read more…] about Grocery giant Kroger and autonomous vehicle startup Nuro to pilot autonomous delivery vehicle and system

Filed Under: News, Transportation Tagged With: autonomous vehicle, driverless delivery vehicle, kroger, nuro

Nuro raises $92 million to develop autonomous delivery vehicle

January 30, 2018 by Sam Francis

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A company called Nuro has raised a massive $92 million to develop its autonomous delivery vehicle for commercial applications.

Speaking to IEEE Spectrum, co-founder says the company’s vehicle is “poised to change the way that businesses interact with their local customers”.

The vehicle itself is about half the size of small car and is designed for short journeys.  [Read more…] about Nuro raises $92 million to develop autonomous delivery vehicle

Filed Under: News, Transportation Tagged With: nuro, self-driving vehicle

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