Startup Nuro, whose autonomous vehicles deliver goods, is ceasing operations in Phoenix.
The startup Nuro is now valued at more than $8.6 billion. It gained momentum during Corona, because the self-driving vehicles deliver food or medicines, for example – contactless. The startup has now decided to discontinue its activities in Phoenix.
Phoenix in Arizona is a hotspot for autonomous driving. There is the top dog Waymo on the road and launched the world’s first robotic taxi service in 2018. The reason for Nuro’s move is to get away from San Francisco and to go to Houston in Texas relocated. The state lures with loose rules for use. Parts of the industry have already made it to Texas in this way.
In this way they want to close Phoenix by October 1st. There have already been layoffs from vehicle operators in Phoenix and staff are at risk of the same. But the location remains in Tempe in Arizona. There, the first person was run over by an autonomous vehicle and died.
In Arizona, Nuro hit the grocery store in 2018 Kroger an agreement, which was an important milestone for the company. At that time, a prototype in the form of the Toyota Prius was used and the R1 was developed, which in the meantime was replaced by the R2 was replaced.