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Aurora begins driverless commercial trucking in Texas
- Aurora Innovation Inc. launched a commercial self-driving trucking service in Texas, using the Aurora Driver, an SAE Level 4 self-driving system.
- Aurora's driverless trucks operate between Dallas and Houston, completing over 1,200 miles without a driver and following road rules.
- The company has delivered 10,000 customer loads across 3 million autonomous miles with capabilities like predicting red light runners and avoiding collisions.
- Aurora employs Verifiable AI for autonomy, ensuring adherence to road rules, and has received approval for driverless truck operations on public roads.
- Aurora collaborates with industry partners like Uber Freight and FedEx to deploy self-driving trucks at scale and plans to expand services to El Paso and Phoenix.
- The company prioritizes safety, transparency, and collaboration with regulators and organizations in its driverless operations.
- Trucking industry challenges include an aging driver population and high operating costs, making autonomous solutions like Aurora's attractive.
- Aurora faces competition from companies like Kodiak Robotics, Gatik, and Torc Robotics in the autonomous trucking landscape.
- Kodiak Robotics announced plans to go public via a SPAC and has achieved successful commercial driverless operations.
- Gatik received safety assessments for its self-driving freight operations, marking progress in commercializing autonomous trucking.
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