California-based robotics firm Nuro has been given permission to test its self-driving vehicles in Houston, Texas – which are built without human controls.

Dubbed as R2, Nuro’s self-driving delivery vans are the company’s second-generation vehicles which do not have any basic controls like a steering wheel, pedal or side view mirrors, as reported by the BBC.

This is the first time when a rule has been exempted for vehicles to have controls for human operators, as most of the rules for testing vehicles require features allowing drivers to safely take control of them. US transport secretary Elaine Chao said that as the vehicle's top speed is capped at 25mph, these requirements “no longer make sense”.

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Februrary 7th, 2020