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Cars without wheels and pedals commissioned

11 February 2020 - 12:33 | Technological innovations
Cars without wheels and pedals commissioned

The company Nuro, which controls the delivery of goods to the address, produced the “R2” car, designed for the carriage of goods. A car without a driver does not have a steering wheel, pedals or side mirrors. Large sections on the side of the car are designed to deliver some food to the address.

“R2” is classified as a slow-moving car, so it does not need to meet the same safety requirements as its cars. “Since R2 is a low-speed car, the steering does not need some of the features that traditionally require, such as mirrors and front windows,” said Transport Minister Elaine Chao.

It is estimated that a company planning to produce several hundred “R2” for the first time can launch up to 5,000 autonomous “R2” cars in two years. Nuro is the first company exempted from the vehicle safety standards of the Federal Ministry of Transport.

According to CNN, the company should periodically inform the federal government of operation “R2” and any failures in connection with this. Experts say that "Nuro" o will soon produce a car "R3".

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