India's first self-driving cars startup bags $1.7 million

Self-driving car startup Minus Zero has raised $1.7 million in seed round led by Chiratae Ventures. The company plans to get its first vehicle on the road by late 2022 to early 2023. The Bengaluru-based startup uses a combination of camera-based vision and algorithms for its self-driving solution. Minus Zero -- India's first startup building affordable fully self-driving cars in India -- has raised $1.7 million in seed round led by Chiratae Ventures. JITO Angel Network, a few senior executives from American chipmaker NVIDIA and US-based ride hailing service Lyft that competes with Uberalso participated in the round.