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Everything is bigger in Texas—including the opportunity for driverless food delivery. As TechCrunch
reports, the partnership between Uber Eats and Nuro
will begin in Houston, Texas and California before expanding into other states. It seems surprising, as many of us may not have realized that Nuro was already approved for driverless vehicle operations so far ahead of many other companies. This new driverless food delivery system is a 10-year partnership between Uber Eats and Nuro.
What vehicles will be used for Nuro’s driverless food delivery system?
The Nuro R2 is intended for use in the Houston, Texas and Mountain View, California areas, and will likely remain Nuro’s sole delivery car for several years. The Nuro R2 isn’t designed to carry passengers, which helps it avoid some of the red tape other self-driving-oriented companies have become stuck in.
The R2 and the upcoming “Nuro” model both have ample cargo space, storage for both hot and cool items, and lidar, radar, and full-view cameras to help the Nuro “bot” driving the vehicle to remain fully aware on the roadways.
One of the coolest things about Nuro’s vehicles? They’re intelligent enough to be assembled with the help of a production partner, BYD North America—but the bots will then autonomously head to Nuro’s own facility in southern Nevada, where the vehicles can then be deployed.
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What will happen to traditional delivery drivers now?
That’s to be determined—but the future doesn’t look bright. Uber Eats customers pay the same for delivery, regardless of whether their food is delivered by a Nuro bot or a human driver. Customers might save some money, considering Nuro bots can’t accept tips.
But over time, it’s possible that human drivers will be phased out, as companies switch toward preferring the reliability and autonomy of bot drivers, instead. For now though, Uber has told TechCrunch that they don’t intend on replacing human workers.
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