Aurora Innovation

• Aurora Driver

Operating milestones

• Operating milestone

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

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• Commercial activity

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

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• Commercial activity

  2025-05-01 - Aurora launched regular driverless customer deliveries between Dallas and Houston for Uber Freight and Hirschbach Motor Lines. - commercial lane - Dallas-Houston freight lane

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Supply chain relationships

• Fabrinet

  Inbound - Manufacturing Services - Fabrinet completed B-sample builds of Aurora's second-generation commercial hardware kit

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• Volvo Autonomous Solutions

  Outbound - Software - Aurora Innovation supplies Aurora Driver autonomy system for Volvo VNL Autonomous trucks

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• 2019-02-07 - Series B - >$530M - Aurora raises more than $530M at a valuation above $2.5B

  Aurora completed a Sequoia-led private financing to advance its autonomous-driving platform. - source: aurora.tech

• Amazon - Participant - Corporate / CVC - 1 funding event - strategic/corporate - first seen 2019-02-07
• Geodesic - Participant - Unknown - 1 funding event - first seen 2019-02-07
• Greylock - Participant - Unknown - 1 funding event - first seen 2019-02-07
• Index Ventures - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2019-02-07
• Lightspeed Venture Partners - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2019-02-07
• Reinvent Capital - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2019-02-07
• Sequoia Capital - Lead - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2019-02-07
• Shell Ventures - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2019-02-07
• T. Rowe Price - Participant - Unknown - 1 funding event - first seen 2019-02-07

• AUR - NASDAQ - USD

• Shelley Webb - Chief Legal Officer
• James Andrew Bagnell - Co-founder and Chief Scientist
• Chris Urmson - Co-founder, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman
• Ossa Fisher - President
• David Maday - Chief Financial Officer

• 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 publishes Safety Case Framework for trucks and passenger vehicles

  2021-08-17 - Research Publication - The framework applies to both autonomous trucks and passenger vehicles. It covers the full development lifecycle rather than only commercial deployment. Aurora organized the top-level safety argument around five principles: Proficient, Fail-Safe, Resilient, Continuously Improving and Trustworthy.

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Events

• 2026-10-07 - Regulatory - Aurora receives five-year exemption for autonomous-truck warning beacons

  Other qualifying autonomous trucking operators can use the exemption after notifying FMCSA. Operators must report crashes where beacons were activated or should have been activated; the agency can revoke the exemption if safety deteriorates.

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• 2026-07-29 - Production Milestone - Aurora begins second-generation driverless-truck production with Roush

  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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• 2026-07-28 - Partnership - Charger selects Aurora trucks for planned Dallas-Laredo service

  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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• 2026-07-27 - Partnership - Value Truck signs Aurora Driver agreement for two freight corridors

  Value Truck plans to use the Aurora Driver for long-haul capacity while retaining its drivers for local freight. The planned routes connect Dallas with Laredo and Fort Worth with Phoenix. The agreement covers second-generation Aurora Driver-equipped trucks and does not disclose a service start date or fleet size.

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• 2026-07-22 - Deployment - Aurora launches second-generation driverless trucks in commercial service

  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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• 2026-06-18 - Deployment - Volvo Autonomous Solutions starts AVI-SPL freight operations

  The route carries new and end-of-life audio-visual electronics for AVI-SPL between Dallas and Houston. The service operates as a live commercial freight lane for AVI-SPL.

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• 2026-05-13 - Deployment - Volvo and DSV start autonomous freight service using Aurora Driver

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

  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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• 2026-05-03 - Deployment - Volvo and Aurora open autonomous Dallas–Oklahoma City freight route

  The programme began supervised autonomous trips five days per week. Freight moves directly to customer facilities rather than only between dedicated terminals. The companies described the launch as an operating route while driverless validation remained in progress.

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• 2025-10-28 - Production Milestone - Fabrinet completes B-sample builds of Aurora second-generation hardware kit

  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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• 2025-07-30 - Deployment - Aurora expands driverless trucking to nighttime operations

  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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• 2025-05-01 - Deployment - Aurora begins commercial driverless trucking service in Texas

  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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• 2025-03-25 - Research Publication - Aurora releases 2025 Driverless Safety Report

  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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• 2025-01-07 - Partnership - Aurora, Continental and NVIDIA partner on driverless-truck hardware

  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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• 2021-11-04 - Market Signal - Aurora begins Nasdaq trading after SPAC combination

  The business combination formally closed on November 3, 2021. The transaction gave Aurora public-market capital for self-driving freight and vehicle autonomy development.

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• 2021-08-17 - Research Publication - Aurora publishes Safety Case Framework for trucks and passenger vehicles

  The framework applies to both autonomous trucks and passenger vehicles. It covers the full development lifecycle rather than only commercial deployment. Aurora organized the top-level safety argument around five principles: Proficient, Fail-Safe, Resilient, Continuously Improving and Trustworthy.

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• 2019-02-07 - Funding - Aurora raises more than $530M at a valuation above $2.5B

  Sequoia Capital led the round, with Amazon and T. Rowe Price making significant investments. Aurora later disclosed $659.7 million of aggregate Series B proceeds; that final total and the initial close are not additive. TechCrunch reported that the financing pushed Aurora's valuation above $2.5 billion.

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Profile notes

• Aurora's driverless trucks remain supported by a human command-centre layer

  reviewed 2026-07-19 - Aurora removes the in-cab driver but operates a command centre whose remote specialists monitor trips and can provide limited assistance. That support does not amount to continuous remote driving, yet it is part of the commercial operating system and should not be erased by the word driverless.

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Relationships

• Volvo Autonomous Solutions

  Named Partner - Volvo and Aurora open autonomous Dallas–Oklahoma City freight route.

• Volvo Autonomous Solutions

  Autonomous Driving Technology Integration - Aurora Driver powers Volvo VNL Autonomous trucks used in commercial autonomous freight operations.

• Charger Logistics

  Deployment Partner - Charger selected Aurora's second-generation driverless trucks for a planned initial Dallas-Laredo service.

• Uber ATG

  Acquired Autonomous Driving Business - Aurora acquired Uber ATG in 2021; Uber invested in the combined company and retained a commercial-network relationship.

• Roush

  Vehicle Upfit And Manufacturing Partner - Roush integrates Aurora's second-generation hardware and redundant systems into driverless trucks at a dedicated production facility.

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• Autobrains

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Context tags

• Autonomous vehicle driving - Workflow
• Autonomous trucking software layer - Stack Layer
• Autonomous trucking software - Peer Group