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Aurora Begins Nighttime Driverless Truck Runs Between Dallas and Houston
by David Seeley | Jul 31, 2025
Three months ago, the company launched America’s first daytime driverless 18-wheeler delivery service between Dallas and Houston. On Sunday, it doubled down by launching nighttime runs on I-45, too. Aurora has also opened a new "lane" between Fort Worth and Phoenix—and is livestreaming its trucking runs on YouTube.
by David Seeley |
May 1, 2025
“We founded Aurora to deliver the benefits of self-driving technology safely, quickly, and broadly," Aurora Co-Founder and CEO Chris Urmson said. "Now, we're the first company to successfully and safely operate a commercial driverless trucking service on public roads."
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by David Seeley |
Jan 8, 2024
In partnership with Continental—which is based in Germany with a U.S. HQ in Auburn Hills, Michigan—Aurora says the two companies have finalized the design and architecture of the future fallback system and hardware of the Aurora Driver. Aurora aims to begin rolling totally human-free trucks on I-45 between Dallas and Houston in late 2024.
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by David Seeley |
Jul 21, 2023
"When we achieve Aurora Driver Ready, we’ll have confidence that the Aurora Driver could safely haul freight between Dallas and Houston without a human behind the wheel, setting us up for our commercial launch next year," co-founder and CEO Chris Urmson wrote in a blog post today.
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Aurora Toyota Sienna S-AM on test drive toward DFW Airport. [Photo: Aurora]
Aurora Unveils Ride-Hailing Test Fleet, Gives Toyota Execs an Autonomous Ride Toward DFW Airport
by David Seeley | Mar 23, 2022
Aurora capped off a six-month pilot test of its autonomous Toyota S-AM minivans in Dallas-Fort Worth by giving Toyota North America CEO Ted Ogawa and other execs a ride toward DFW Airport yesterday.
Aurora will continue to test and develop its ride-hailing and autonomous trucking tech from Dallas, including a new trucking route from Dallas to El Paso. It expects to launch its ride-hailing product, Aurora Connect, in late 2024.
Aurora will continue to test and develop its ride-hailing and autonomous trucking tech from Dallas, including a new trucking route from Dallas to El Paso. It expects to launch its ride-hailing product, Aurora Connect, in late 2024.
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