Nuro is expanding its L4 driverless operations using zero-occupant vehicles in three cities, Mountain View and Palo Alto, California, and Houston, Texas. The vehicles are powered by the AI-enabled Nuro Driver system.
Nuro says it is one of only a handful of companies worldwide able to deploy its technology in a driverless capacity at the scale of an entire city. In Mountain View and Palo Alto, California, this expansion is an 83% increase in deployment area, whereas in Houston, Texas, it is 70%.
Nuro’s expanded operational design domain (ODD) also encompasses significant technological advancements, such as multi-lane road operation at speeds up to 35mph; improvements to complex scenario handling, such as reacting to active emergency vehicles and navigating construction zones; and night operation, which greatly expands service availability.
With these additions, Nuro’s system now covers a significant portion of everyday driving conditions and this expanded operational scope demonstrates the growing sophistication and reliability of Nuro’s autonomous tech. To date, the company has logged more than one million autonomous miles with zero autonomous at-fault incidents.
Nuro’s autonomous system is designed with cost-effective, automotive-grade components to ensure the technology is not only capable but also practical for large-scale deployment across various vehicle types and use cases.
“Since publicly unveiling our new direction a little over a month ago, we have seen tremendous interest in our AI-driven autonomy platform from automotive OEMs and mobility companies,” said Jiajun Zhu, co-founder and CEO, Nuro.