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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 |
Jun 25, 2024
After years of successful Dallas-Houston Uber Freight runs using Aurora's self-driving truck technology, the companies have launched Premier Autonomy—giving "hundreds of carriers" priority access to autonomous truck capacity through 2030.
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by David Seeley |
Jun 8, 2023
Volvo's Fort Worth office will set up the first V.A.S. autonomous freight corridors from Dallas-Fort Worth to El Paso and from Dallas to Houston. The company has already begun manual test runs with partners including Uber Freight and DHL. See who else is rolling autonomous trucks out of DFW—and why North Texas has become a key testing ground "to change the way we move goods on highways."
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Kendra Phillips, Former CTO of Ryder, joins Aurora to deliver and commercialize Aurora Horizon, Aurora’s autonomous trucking product. [Photo: Aurora]
Aurora Hires Former Ryder CTO, Opens New Terminals in Fort Worth and El Paso to Support Autonomous Pilot Partnership with Werner
by David Seeley | Apr 6, 2022
Former Ryder CTO Kendra Phillips will lead Aurora's trucking and logistics partner programs. The newest one—a Fort Worth-El Paso hauling route for Werner Enterprises—is a key link in the commercial thoroughfare from L.A. to Atlanta. But it's a flat, monotonous run that many truck drivers find unappealing—making it a key test case for the Aurora Driver.
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by Alex Edwards |
Jul 22, 2021
With the deal, San Francisco-based Uber Freight aims to create "one of the leading logistics technology platforms." The combined services—Uber Freight’s network of carriers and Transplace’s shipper technology and operational solutions—make for a fully scaled logistics platform.
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by Nicholas Sakelaris |
May 29, 2018
The Addison-based trucking empire has outfitted its trucks with the latest technology, some of which goes beyond what you find in today’s higher-end consumer vehicles.
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by Nicholas Sakelaris |
Jul 24, 2017
The company piloted the app with routes between Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio.
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