The delivery startup Nuro just became the first self-driving vehicle company to get permission from the US government to ditch side mirrors and windshields
is the first self-driving vehicle company to receive an exemption from the US government's safety standards. The decision means Nuro can make self-driving delivery vehicles without features that would be required in passenger cars, like side mirrors and windshields.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced the exemption on Thursday. It applies to Nuro's new delivery vehicle, the R2, which has two compartments for goods, but no steering wheel or seats.
NHTSA's decision has significant implications for the autonomous-driving industry, as it could pave the way for other companies to make and use self-driving vehicles without steering wheels on public roads. General Motors has asked for a, but unlike Nuro, it wants permission to deploy self-driving vehicles that would carry passengers and drive at faster speeds than the R2. NHTSA has not yet issued a final ruling on GM's request.
Founded in 2016 by two former employees of Google's self-driving car program , Nuro has delivered groceries and pizzas to customers of
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