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Aurora and McLeod Partner on First TMS for Autonomous Trucks

Beta testing is underway with customer availability targeted for 2026.

Aurora Innovation logo is seen near computer motherboard in this illustration taken January 8, 2024. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

Overview

  • An API integration will let carriers tender and accept autonomous shipments, dispatch AV tractors, and track loads directly within McLeod’s TMS.
  • Aurora says the integration is designed to mask autonomy-specific complexity so operating an AV truck feels comparable to managing a human-driven vehicle.
  • McLeod’s network of more than 1,200 customers gives Aurora a pathway to scale autonomous capacity through established carrier workflows.
  • Pilot use is in progress with mutual customers, and Aurora plans to share additional details at McLeod’s User Conference on September 21–23, 2025.
  • Aurora frames the partnership as a step to speed customer adoption and realize efficiency benefits it touts for autonomous long-haul freight.