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Robot Delivery Vans Are Arriving Before Self-Driving Cars

A secretive startup has unveiled its new grocery-getter, one of many automakers that are leaving people out of the equation.
The Electric Van With No Driver, or Passengers, Needed
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The future of driverless driving looks like a giant toaster with a funny hat.

That’s an approximation of a new autonomous vehicle unveiled Tuesday by Nuro, a Silicon Valley startup that’s been cryptic about its business plan since it launched about 18 months ago. Nuro’s shiny, minimalist appliance on wheels doesn’t have doors or windows to speak of, because it will be carrying packages—not people.