Aurora plans 30,000 driverless trucks as carriers weigh cost
Aurora plans to exit 2026 with 200 driverless trucks and wants 30,000 by 2030. Werner, one of its driverless customers, said the economics only work once scale brings costs down.
Aurora plans to exit 2026 with 200 driverless trucks and wants 30,000 by 2030. Werner, one of its driverless customers, said the economics only work once scale brings costs down.
Aurora Innovation said it expects to reach an $80 million TaaS revenue run-rate by year-end, detailing the per-mile revenue outlook for both business models ahead of a planned 2027 shift to driver-as-a-service. The company reported a $270 million second-quarter loss.
With nearly 440,000 driverless miles logged, Aurora is turning safety data into a production ramp, and Wall Street is watching the race to 2027 scale.
Volvo Autonomous Solutions will go fully driverless on U.S. highways in Q1 2027, targeting more than 300 trucks by year-end and nearly $3 billion in revenue.
Aurora and McLane launched driverless hauls in Texas after 280k-mile pilot with 100% on-time. Aurora and Volvo opened 200-mile route to Oklahoma City
Hirschbach Motor Lines plans to own 500 Aurora Driver-powered trucks as part of an expanded partnership that will let the Iowa carrier run a hybrid network
Self-driving trucks could deliver major savings across the more than $1 trillion U.S. trucking industry, according to a new report commissioned by Aurora Innovation and conducted by the Steer Group. The analysis projects $9 billion in annual consumer savings, account for $70 billion in gross domestic product and nearly 500 lives saved per year by […]
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Aurora’s Q3 review highlights over 100,000 driverless miles on Texas roads, a new El Paso freight lane and Phoenix expansion plans for 2026.
A regulatory green light for high-tech roadside safety beacons is seen as a breakthrough for the widespread commercial adoption of autonomous trucking.
Aurora announced Thursday it has partnered with McLeod Software to develop the industry’s first integration between autonomous trucks and a mainstream transportation management system.
Aurora Innovation announced an expansion of its driverless fleet to three trucks, surpassing 20,000 driverless miles by June’s end. The company opened a Phoenix terminal and expanded nighttime driving from Dallas to Houston.
Aurora has partnered with On the Road Garage, a transportation workforce development provider to launch an apprenticeship and upskilling initiative to prepare workers for the new demands required by autonomous vehicles.
Humans are back in the driverless driver’s seat but only as window dressing, according to a recent update from Aurora Innovation.
A new Fort Worth-to-Phoenix lane will augment Aurora’s existing Fort Worth-to-El Paso lane, which is expected to begin in the second half of the year.
Aurora Innovation recently released its Driverless Safety Report, laying out its road map for deploying its self-driving trucks on public highways.
Morgan Stanley has initiated coverage of autonomous trucking company Aurora Innovation as the company prepares to begin commercial driverless operations in April.
Autonomous truck maker Aurora Innovation Inc. is suing the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration after the agency denied its request for a five-year exemption from the placement of roadside warning devices in favor of cab-mounted warning beacons.
Representatives from both sides of the aisle and company executives convened in a webinar hosted by the Consumer Technology Association.