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 route is between Fort Worth and El Paso, Texas. Aurora said it’s rolling out next-generation hardware and integrating into more vehicle platforms, most recently the International LT Series, in which it anticipates having driverless deployments without an observer by Q2 2026.

“Six months out from launch, we’re achieving more industry-firsts, expanding quickly, and paving the way to deploy hundreds of trucks next year,” said Chris Urmson, co-founder and CEO at Aurora. “Expanding to El Paso, notching over 100,000 driverless miles, and integrating our new hardware with multiple truck platforms extends our strong lead.”

The newest Texas lane Aurora is running is 600 miles (960 km) and follows its deployment on a lane between Dallas and Houston. Fort Worth-El Paso typically takes 10 hours, making it a difficult haul to complete in a single day under hours-of-service regulations, making it ideal for automation, Aurora said in a release.

The latest hardware Aurora is using is built to last more than 1 million miles (1.6 million km), boasts extended sensing range to see objects as much as 1,000 meters away, and has enhanced sensor cleaning capabilities to operate in all weather conditions.

The hardware is installed on the new Volvo VNL Autonomous featuring the Aurora Driver and already on the road in Texas.

“The integration of Aurora’s next-generation hardware with the Volvo VNL Autonomous on the pilot line at our New River Valley facility marks an industry-first partnership and highlights the meaningful progress we are making together,” said Nils Jaeger, president of Volvo Autonomous Solutions. “By manufacturing trucks purpose-built for autonomy, we’re moving beyond prototypes and creating scalable solutions that are ready to meet the demands of a modern supply chain.”