Self-driving vehicle start-up Minus Zero raises $1.7mn in seed fund

The company plans the public launch of its first Autonomous vehicle use-case in late 2022 to early 2023.

Minus Zero, the self-driving vehicle start-up, has raised $1.7 million in a seed round led by Chiratae Ventures and clocking participation from JITO Angel Network.

Angel investors from the autonomous vehicles industry, including senior executives from NVIDIA & Lyft based out of Silicon Valley, participated in the round. The company said it will use the funding for building an autonomous vehicle R&D infrastructure and expanding its team.

“Autonomous vehicles (AV) are no more a thing of the future and need to become a reality now. Scaling AV adoption beyond the current limited usage in specific cities and high-end cars, requires a reimagination