Overview

• Aurora Innovation has become the first company in the U.S. to commercially deploy fully autonomous Class 8 trucks on public roads, operating without onboard drivers.
• The service, powered by Aurora Driver technology, has completed over 1,200 driverless miles and is supported by launch customers Uber Freight and Hirschbach Motor Lines.
• The company closed a comprehensive safety case demonstrating the system’s readiness for public roads, following years of supervised testing and over three million autonomous miles logged.
• Aurora plans to expand its driverless trucking operations to El Paso, Texas, and Phoenix, Arizona, by the end of 2025, with additional capabilities like night and rainy weather driving in development.
• The launch addresses challenges in the trucking industry, including driver shortages and high turnover, while raising questions about labor impacts and regulatory frameworks for autonomous vehicles.