South-Korean startup ThorDrive was granted as 61st company a test license for autonomous vehicles on all California roads by the DMV.

ThorDrive is a spinoff of the Seoul-based company with the same name, founded in 2015. The company opened a location in Mountain View. In a pilot program a ThorDrive Ford van, equipped with four LiDARs will be delivering orders from hardware chain Ace Hardware.

This article was also published in German.