Aurora expands driverless routes across Southern United States

Autonomous trucking developer Aurora says it has tripled its driverless network to 10 routes and is planning to expand across the U.S. Sun Belt. This, as it rolls out a…

Aurora to haul frac sand autonomously in Permian Basin

Aurora Innovation announced it has reached a commercial agreement with Detmar Logistics to autonomously transport frac sand for an oil and gas producer, marking the first deployment of autonomous trucks…

Aurora updates autonomous driving hardware, announces integration with International

Autonomous trucking firm Aurora announced this week it has surpassed 100,000 driverless miles (160,000 km) on public roads and is now deploying its trucks on a second lane. The new…

McLeod Software developing TMS for Aurora autonomous trucks

Autonomous truck maker Aurora has tapped McLeod Software to create what it says is the industry’s first transportation management system (TMS) for autonomous trucks. McLeod will allow fleets using autonomous…

Trucking Announcements: C-suite appointments at Aurora, Netradyne

Each week, trucknews.com lists notable events, promotions and awards in the trucking industry. This week, Autonomous truck maker Aurora has welcomed Cori Davis as its new chief people officer, and Pitstop named…

Aurora running autonomous trucks at night, launches livestream of driverless trucks

Autonomous truck maker Aurora announced several milestones, including surpassing 20,000 driverless miles (32,000 km), expanding its fleet to three trucks, and commencing driverless operation at night. It also opened a…

Aurora Driverless Safety Report demonstrates tech readiness

Autonomous trucking developer Aurora has issued a Driverless Safety Report, which outlines its approach to safety engineering, cybersecurity, risk management and other details as it advances…

Aurora, Continental, and NVIDIA partner to deploy driverless trucks at scale

Autonomous truck developer Aurora, Continental, and NVIDIA announced a long-term strategic partnership to deploy driverless trucks at scale, powered by the next-generation NVIDIA Drive Thor system-on-a-chip (SoC). NVIDIA’s Drive Thor…

DHL begins making autonomous freight deliveries with Volvo

Today marks an important milestone for Volvo Autonomous Solutions (VAS), the autonomous trucking arm of Volvo Trucks North America, as it begins to autonomously transport real-world freight for real-world customers.

Continental, Aurora enter ‘pivotal year’ in autonomous trucking

Continental and Aurora are showcasing the promise of autonomous trucking at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), barely a week after announcing they finalized the design of the Level 4…

Continental, Aurora reach milestone for autonomous trucking system

Continental and Aurora Innovation say they’ve reached a key development milestone toward commercializing autonomous trucks at scale. The two companies have finalized the design and architecture of the future fallback…

A long road still ahead for autonomous trucking technologies

Autonomous trucks aren’t being designed to replace professional drivers, but to take away the more dangerous and boring parts of the job and improve their lifestyles. That was the shared…

Aurora reveals autonomous truck ‘driver-as-a-service’ subscription plan

Autonomous truck developer Aurora has revealed its plans to offer its trucks on a subscription basis, beginning in late 2023. Dubbed Aurora Horizon, the driver-as-a-service subscription will allow fleets to…

Volvo Autonomous Solutions shows autonomous VNL prototype

Volvo Autonomous Solutions and Aurora have developed a prototype on-highway autonomous truck for the North American market. “Volvo Autonomous Solutions is proud to take our first, major steps toward the…

Volvo partners with Aurora to build self-driving trucks

Volvo has announced a partnership with autonomous vehicle developer Aurora to build on-highway autonomous trucks for the North American market. The trucks will first be used for hub-to-hub routes. The…