Nuro have announced plans to license its Nuro Driver autonomous driving system to automakers and mobility providers, aiming to accelerate the adoption of autonomous technology across the transportation industry.
Calisa Cole, writing for NVIDIA, reports that the Nuro Driver is built on NVIDIA's end-to-end safety architecture, which includes NVIDIA GPUs for AI training in the cloud and an automotive-grade NVIDIA DRIVE Thor computer running the NVIDIA DriveOS operating system inside vehicles.
"It's not a question of if, but when L4 autonomy will become widespread," said Jiajun Zhu, cofounder and CEO at Nuro. "We believe Nuro is positioned to be a major contributor to this autonomous future where people and goods mobility are free-flowing, representing a significant increase in the quality of life for everyone."
The Nuro Driver has demonstrated its reliability with over 1 million autonomous miles completed across its R&D vehicle fleet, with zero at-fault incidents. This track record positions Nuro's technology as a promising solution for companies looking to integrate level 4 autonomous capabilities into their vehicles.
The next-generation Nuro Driver will include advanced safety features such as microphones for siren detection and systems for removing dirt from sensors, as well as redundancy in safety-critical systems.
In addition to the licensing announcement, Nuro recently received approval from the California Department of Motor Vehicles to test its driverless vehicles in four San Francisco Bay Area cities: Los Altos, Menlo Park, Mountain View, and Palo Alto. The permit allows Nuro vehicles to operate at any time of day, including in light rain and moderate fog conditions.