Nuro has already begun trialling its self-driving delivery vehicle and will use the funding to move into new cities and further develop the technology.
Telecommunications and internet group SoftBank’s Vision Fund provided more than $940m in financing today for Nuro, the US-based developer of an autonomous delivery vehicle.
Founded in 2016, Nuro is working on a small four-wheeled driverless electric vehicle designed to be able to collect and transport consumer goods such as dinners, groceries or dry cleaning.
The vehicle has already been trialled in the city of Scottsdale, Arizona, and Nuro has also signed a delivery partnership agreement with grocery chain Kroger and…
