LINCOLN, Neb. (Flatwater Free Press) - As downtown office dwellers filed into work on a gusty Monday morning in November, a white Toyota Prius rounded the block near Omaha City Hall.

This was no ordinary commuter on their way to work — the car was already on the job.

Specialized cameras and sensors mounted on the hood, roof and sides of the Prius gathered information on road conditions, pedestrians and other vehicles.

A phrase appeared in black letters on the rear passenger-side door: “Autonomy for all. All roads, all rides.”

Nuro, the owner of the car and the slogan, plans to equip 20,000 driverless Ubers with its signature technology in the coming years. But the trip through Omaha was a brief stop on a nationwide tour for the Silicon Valley company — a chance to see and be seen in

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