Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 46.53
January 12, 2022
Nuro Inc. today unveiled its third-generation autonomous delivery vehicle. The Mountain View, Calif.-based company said it expects to scale its new flagship model, also called Nuro, for robotic delivery service to millions of people across the U.S. “Five years ago, we set out to build an autonomous vehicle and delivery service designed to run errands, giving people back valuable time,” stated Dave Ferguson, co-founder and president of Nuro. “Through our strategic partnerships with Domino’s, FedEx, Kroger, 7-Eleven, and more, we are doing just that—improving road safety, sustainability, and overall access to goods delivery.” “With the introduction of our new flagship…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.86
December 20, 2021
…productization and conduct tests in local markets. For example, Nuro raised $600 million in a Series D funding round, Alphabet's Waymo participated in one external fundraising round of $3 billion, and startup Coco closed on $36 million in funding in August 2021. Other delivery vehicles currently on the market are remotely piloted, “which significantly dilutes their ability to save human labor and create the strongest ROI possible,” claimed Artificial Intelligence Technology Solutions. The company said its RAD-M delivery vehicle will primarily operate autonomously, with a minimum amount of necessary human support. “I strongly believe that there is plenty of room…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.83
December 06, 2021
…decide which service is cheaper—they might pick DoorDash or Nuro for farther orders. There's a lot of innovation. We're integrating with two large players that will help orchestrate with a large number of restaurants.” How does Ottonomy position its robotic delivery service with partners? “For the large chain restaurants or retailers, it's done directly by us, but in the case of a food court, we go to a single point of contact,” said Vijay. Ottonomy moves from demo to actual deliveries “We demonstrated that our robots were capable of navigating in a dynamic environment at the Cincinnati airport in November…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 50.11
December 02, 2021
…even more convenient, thanks to autonomous vehicles and robots. Nuro Inc. and 7-Eleven Inc. yesterday announced that they plan to launch what they claimed is “the first autonomous commercial delivery in the state of California.” Customers in Mountain View, Calif., will be able to order items to be delivered through the 7NOW app. “7‑Eleven has owned and defined convenience since 1927,” stated Raghu Mahadevan, chief digital officer at 7‑Eleven Chief Digital Officer. “Our first foray into autonomous delivery was in 2016, when 7‑Eleven became the first retailer in the U.S. to make a drone delivery to a customer’s house. Since…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 51.60
November 03, 2021
Nuro Inc. yesterday announced that it has raised $600 million in Series D funding. The company said it will use the financing to support further development and deployment of its autonomous delivery service across the U.S. Financial and strategic investors included Google, Kroger, and SoftBank. “We’re thrilled to have the backing of these prominent investors and world-class companies, and honored that they support our vision of improving communities and revitalizing local commerce,” said Dave Ferguson, co-founder and president of Nuro. “We believe this investment will allow us to accelerate our commercialization strategy and better everyday life with Nuro’s technology.” Mountain…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 21.54
October 29, 2021
…around the world. To advance the “last mile” of package delivery, FedEx in April said it has worked with Nuro LLC to test and use Nuro’s next-generation delivery robot in the U.S. In July, Roxo, the FedEx SameDay Bot, an autonomous delivery device developed by FedEx with DEKA Development Research, landed in Japan. In September, FedEx announced a collaboration with the self-driving startup Aurora Innovation Inc. and heavy-duty vehicle manufacturer PACCAR Inc. to test autonomous trucks in the U.S.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.61
October 05, 2021
…also recently partnered with Aurora Innovation and PACCAR on testing autonomous trucks, Berkshire Grey for small package processing, and Nuro for delivery robots. It previously partnered with Alphabet's Wing Aviation unit on a drone-delivery pilot in Christiansburg, Va.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 46.54
August 30, 2021
Autonomous vehicles are moving from testing to production. Nuro Inc. last week announced that it is spending $40 million to develop a closed-course test track and an end-of-line manufacturing facility in southern Nevada. The Mountain View, Calif.-based company said the new facilities will enable it to commercialize and scale production of its third-generation autonomous vehicle. “This is a significant moment for Nuro. Building on our tremendous momentum—including strategic partnerships with industry leaders such as Domino’s, Kroger, and FedEx and operations in three states—we are now able to invest in the infrastructure to build tens of thousands of robots,” said Jiajun…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 55.50
June 15, 2021
FedEx Corp. and Nuro LLC yesterday announced a multi-year, multi-phase agreement to test Nuro’s next-generation autonomous delivery vehicle within FedEx's operations. The collaboration between FedEx and Nuro launched in April with a pilot program across the Houston area. The companies said the pilot marks Nuro’s expansion into parcel logistics and enables FedEx to explore use cases for on-road autonomous vehicle logistics, including multi-stop and appointment-based deliveries. Not only does FedEx use autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) in its logistics facilities, but the Memphis-based company has also been developing a portfolio of autonomous same-day and specialty delivery devices. FedEx has worked with…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 15.09
June 08, 2021
…It supplies mechanical and solid-state lidar sensors to AutoX, Nuro, Lyft, Navaya, WeRide, and Zoox. Investors want lidar for multiple applications GL Ventures, the venture capital arm of Hillhouse Capital, led Hesai's Series D round. Chinese Internet provider Meituan and smartphone maker Xiaomi and also participated, as did Citic Private Equity (CPE) Funds Management. Other investors included Baidu, Bosch, Huatai International Private Equity Fund, and ON Semiconductor. Baidu and Xiaomi are working with partners on electric vehicles, and Meituan is developing robots for indoor and outdoor deliveries. In addition, existing investors Lightspeed China Partners, Lightspeed Venture Partners, and Qiming Venture…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.96
May 10, 2021
…transactions include TuSimple's $1.1 billion initial public offering (IPO), Nuro's $500 million Series C, and Einride's $110 million Series B. Plus said that its Supervised Level 4 (“SL4”) PlusDrive technology will accelerate the development of fully autonomous trucks. SL4 could increase a fleet operator’s gross profit per truck by 30% to 70%, the company said. PlusDrive looks ahead Serial entrepreneurs and industry veterans in automotive technology and artificial intelligence founded Plus in 2016. The Cupertino, Calif.-based company said its SAE Level 4 autonomous driving system will make long-haul trucking safer, more efficient, and more sustainable. Plus claimed that its proprietary…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 26.11
April 21, 2021
…Drive Innovation. Kiwibot last week launched Version 4.0 of its eponymous robot and partnered with Segway. Chipotle invested in Nuro last month, and Domino's Pizza is testing deliveries with the Nuro R2 in Houston. In January, Starship Technologies raised $14 million and added more college campuses to the locations it serves. The company said it has completed 1 million deliveries and has partnered with DoorDash.
