Driverless delivery truck company Nuro It was announced on Thursday that Las Vegas will be home to its first factory and closed circuit test track. The Silicon Valley-based startup is investing $40 million in the project.
“This is an important moment for Nuro. With our strategic partnerships with industry leaders such as Domino, Kroger, and FedEx, and the tremendous momentum of business development in three states, we are now able to invest in infrastructure To build tens of thousands of robots,” said Zhu Jiajun, Nuro CEO.A sort of Press release.
Nuro vehicles require zero occupancy and use public roads.
The test track will be located on the 74-acre Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The 125,000-square-foot manufacturing facility will be located on 80 acres of land approximately 7 miles from the highway.
Co-founder Dave Ferguson said that in the facility, vehicles will be equipped with various sensors and lidar—a sensing method that sends laser pulses to determine the presence, shape, and distance of objects—to let them Get ready to go on the road. A press conference held at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
“Safety is at the core of Nuro’s mission, and the commitment to safety is why the company invested in a well-known closed test facility to verify its robots before deploying to local communities,” the press release explains.
Customers will be able to order Nuro delivery services through the company’s official retail partners. It will include selecting the “unmanned vehicle option”, and then you can track and get updates on the location of the vehicle based on the order. After the order arrives, the customer will be given an access code to open the compartment of the vehicle to retrieve their items.
Nevada was the first state to pass autonomous vehicle legislation through the AB 511 bill in 2011. The open space provided by the state provides an ideal place for Nuro to advance its operations.
“We are very grateful for the state’s leadership in working with us to finalize this partnership. The decision to place these facilities in southern Nevada was easy,” Zhu said.
This will create 250 new jobs in the state. Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak and Senators Jackie Rosen and Ferguson talked about the significance of the new facility to Las Vegas at a press conference.
“Introducing new jobs to the country is one thing, and introducing high-quality careers to our communities is another thing,” Sisolak said. “We are delighted to welcome Nuro to Southern Nevada and are particularly excited about the careers they will provide that will benefit our community in the long term.”
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