That’s because Nuro does not have to worry about the comfort and safety of anyone in the vehicle. The trouble is that when testing this technology, Nuro cannot put someone in the mini-vehicle who can take over in case of emergency. Last Thursday, the Nuro cars looked even odder on second glance — because they were being trailed by regular-size vehicles. It said that a delivery today using its mini autonomous vehicles costs $6. Once it removes most of the human labor from deliveries, Mr. Ferguson said, the company can reduce the cost further and eventually serve people that cannot afford deliveries today.

Source: New York Times December 18, 2018 06:00 UTC