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From: 23 skidoo2/11/2020 2:39:00 PM
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Here's an example of recent progress in the autonomous vehicle space:

Nuro self-driving car gets US DOT's blessing

The Nuro R2 doesn't even have space for a passenger and there aren't any driver controls.

Sean Szymkowski


February 6, 2020 1:58 PM PST
California-based Nuro has made history. Perhaps not the biggest splash, but in one small step for self-driving cars, Nuro's driverless R2 has received the first approved exemption from the US Department of Transportation.

The exemption allows Nuro to operate its latest R2 self-driving car on public roads despite it having no human-driver controls. Instead, more sensors and cameras are present.

The R2 is more of a pod with wheels than a car, largely because the company designed the vehicle to carry packages and other goods, not people. Strangely enough, Roush, the company best known for high-performance Ford Mustangs, builds the pod for Nuro, while Nuro supplies its autonomous technologies and sensors.

Here's the full story: cnet.com
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