Coronavirus scrambles self-driving race, pushing Nuro’s delivery bots to front of the pack
When self-driving startupNuro emerged from stealth mode in early 2018, its ex-Googler cofounders had a simple reason for why they wanted to create street-legal delivery robots instead of autonomous cars or robotaxis: it’s a little easier and you can create a moneymaking business faster. As the coronavirus crisis rolls on, that looks like a particularly shrewd decision.