The NHTSA has approved Nuro's low-speed autonomous electric delivery vehicle on public roadways. They received the federal safety exemption from the US DOT; without the need for safety provisions for human-controlled vehicles like windshield wipers, side or rear view mirrors, steering wheels or accelerator of brake pedals. They were subjected to federal standards for low-speed vehicles to travel under 25 miles per hour. Those vehicles didn’t need steering wheels or brake pedals or human backup drivers, but they need to be monitored and can be remotely controlled by a human operator. The second-gen Nuro 'R2' vehicles will be used by partners Walmart and Kroger to deliver groceries with curbside services. R2s have soft collapsible front bumpers and temperature controlled storage compartments.
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