After years of testing and verification, Aurora says that the first district of its self -tractor operates on the public highways in Texas. Ourora said that the company’s 8 trucks of the company are now connecting customers between Dallas and Houston, after already completed 1200 miles “without a driver.” Customers of these initial trips are Uber charging, truck transport at Ridehailing, and Hirschbach lines, which is a sensitive and temperature freight shipping company.
Chris Ormson, CEO of Aurora, said he had rode in the back seat during the opening trip of the first truck, which was called “Sharaf Al -Omar”.
“We founded Ura to provide the benefits of self -driving technology safely, quickly and quickly,” Ormmson said in a statement. “Now, we are the first company to manage the success and safety of a driver’s commercial truck transport service.”
Aurora said that she plans to expand her driver without a driver to El Passo and Vinix by the end of 2025.
It was expected that the trucks without a driver once preceded independent vehicles, personally owned by a collective adoption, bearing in mind that the highways are less complicated than residential streets and residential streets. But self -driving truck operators faced obstacles to technology and organization that delayed their general appearance. Some companies, such as Start trucksand TusimpleAnd remainsI went out of work, while others Cut plans to deploy driver trucks With the extension of the timelines to the future, the financing has dried up.
Moreover, public opinion towards its independent vehicles Go downThank you in part for errors Companies like Tesla and Cruise. But like Waymo, Aurora has placed its hopes on the conservative conservative in marketing, as well as Focus on safety.
Founded in 2017 by Uber, Tesla and Waymo graduatesAurora planned to publish her full -ruling trucks in 2024. However, but These plans were late Until this year, with the company continuing to adjust its independent system of driving and construction sites on the surface street.
Aurora says its technology provides a possible solution to the challenges facing the truck transport industry currently, such as a truck driver, high rotation rates, and increasingly expensive operating costs. The company says its system can address these specific problems, while reducing employment costs and increasing safety on the highway.
Aurora spent four years in supervising experimental operations, most of them in Texas, where more than 10,000 customer loads have provided 3 million independent miles. The company says it also showed capabilities, such as The contestants expect red lightand Avoid collisionAnd Infantry detection In hundreds of meters away. He forged partnerships with a group of prominent players in the truck transport industry, including Continentaland Volvoand UberAnd others.
The need to start imposing duties on customers for deliveries is clear if you look at the profits of Aurora. In its latest reportThe company announced a net loss of $ 748 million compared to 2024, a decrease of $ 796 million in the previous year. While the loss decreased, Aurora’s revenues estimated. Ura expected to report the profits of the first quarter on May 8.
