Aurora Driver

Source-backed capabilities

• Long-range autonomous transit

  Pilot - 2026-05-06 - Aurora and McLane begin driverless restaurant-supply hauls in Texas

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• Operating Milestone

  Nearly 440,000 driverless miles - 2026-07-22 - United States - Aurora reported nearly 440,000 driverless miles completed by the end of June 2026 across a commercial network spanning 10 driverless routes.

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• Commercial Activity

  driverless trucking expanded to nighttime operations - 2025-07-30 - commercial driverless trucking lanes - autonomous trucking - Aurora expanded commercial driverless trucking to nighttime operations and opened a Phoenix terminal.

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• Commercial Activity

  1,200+ driverless miles at commercial launch - 2025-05-01 - Uber Freight / Hirschbach Motor Lines - commercial driverless trucking - Aurora launched regular driverless customer deliveries between Dallas and Houston for Uber Freight and Hirschbach Motor Lines.

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• Aurora begins second-generation driverless-truck production with Roush

  2026-07-29 - Production Milestone - Roush has begun manufacturing the second-generation Aurora Driver-equipped truck fleet. Aurora expects the manufacturing line to reach a 1,000-truck annual run-rate in October 2026. The company said capacity for its planned fleet of more than 200 driverless trucks by year-end is fully allocated to customers.

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• Charger selects Aurora trucks for planned Dallas-Laredo service

  2026-07-28 - Partnership - The agreement identifies Dallas-Laredo as the initial freight corridor for Charger-operated Aurora Driver trucks. Service was announced as a future deployment, so no live route or completed operating volume is represented.

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• Value Truck signs Aurora Driver agreement for two freight corridors

  2026-07-27 - Partnership - Value Truck plans to use the Aurora Driver for long-haul capacity while retaining its drivers for local freight. The first route pair connects Dallas and Laredo; the second connects Fort Worth and Phoenix. The announcement is a signed customer agreement and planned deployment, not confirmation that Value Truck driverless hauls have started.

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• Aurora launches second-generation driverless trucks in commercial service

  2026-07-22 - Deployment - Roush is integrating redundant systems and Aurora hardware at a facility dedicated to Aurora production. The companies formalized an upfit process targeting an annual production run-rate of 1,000 trucks later in 2026. Aurora separately reports a driverless network spanning ten routes.

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• Volvo and DSV start autonomous freight service using Aurora Driver

  2026-05-13 - Deployment - The companies marked the start of operations with a first commercial truckload and integrated the depot-to-depot service into DSV logistics flows between Dallas and Houston. The Volvo VNL Autonomous used for the service integrates the Aurora Driver; a safety driver remained in the vehicle during the initial operating phase. Volvo and DSV described expansion to additional lanes as an ambition, not as a completed driverless rollout or a disclosed binding fleet order.

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• Aurora and McLane begin driverless restaurant-supply hauls in Texas

  2026-05-06 - Deployment - The companies began supervised autonomous operations in 2023; Aurora said the pilot accumulated more than 280,000 miles and 1,400 loads with 100% on-time performance. McLane approved a transition to driverless operations between Dallas and Houston, with Aurora handling the long-haul middle mile and McLane drivers retaining local delivery work. Aurora said the parties planned to expand to routes between other McLane distribution centres, while stating that any broader orders remained subject to definitive documentation.

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• Fabrinet completes B-sample builds of Aurora second-generation hardware kit

  2025-10-28 - Production Milestone - Aurora disclosed that contract manufacturer Fabrinet had completed B-sample builds of its second-generation commercial hardware kit. Aurora expects the kit to reduce hardware costs by more than 50% and pair it with the next generation of FirstLight FMCW lidar. The company plans to put the kit on a new International LT-based driverless fleet in the second quarter of 2026.

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• Aurora expands driverless trucking to nighttime operations

  2025-07-30 - Deployment - Driverless trucks began night operations after Aurora's May 2025 commercial launch. The fleet exceeded 20,000 driverless miles by the end of June. The Phoenix terminal supports autonomous trips on the Fort Worth, El Paso and Phoenix lane.

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• Aurora begins commercial driverless trucking service in Texas

  2025-05-01 - Deployment - Aurora began commercial driverless trucking service on public roads between Dallas and Houston. The launch used the Aurora Driver self-driving system in freight operations without a human driver onboard.

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• Aurora releases 2025 Driverless Safety Report

  2025-03-25 - Research Publication - The report explains when, where, why and how Aurora says the Aurora Driver functions safely. Its scope includes safety engineering, cybersecurity, risk management and organization-wide safety processes. Aurora released the report while preparing driverless freight operations on the Dallas-to-Houston route.

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• Aurora, Continental and NVIDIA partner on driverless-truck hardware

  2025-01-07 - Partnership - NVIDIA DRIVE Thor is planned for the primary Aurora Driver computer. Continental is developing hardware for high-volume manufacturing. Start of production is planned for 2027.

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