Aurora launches commercial self-driving truck service in Texas

The independent Aurora Innovation Aurora Innovation says it has successfully launched self -driving truck service, which makes it the first company to deploy highly endured trucks for public roads in the United States in the United States in the United States

The launch comes completely when Aurora reaches the deadline: In October, the company was first late in 2024 to April 2025. The first time comes five months after the Kodiak Robotics competitor connecting the first independent trucks to a commercial operation agent that the driver in off -road environments can not be.

Aurora says she started running this week between Dallas and Houston with her clients in the launch of Hirschbach Motor Lines and Uber Freight, and that he has completed 1,200 miles without a driver so far. The company plans to expand El Paso and Phoenix by the end of 2025.

Techcrunch continues to get more details about the launch, such as the number of cars published by Aurora and whether the system needed to implement a Pullover maneuver or post -remote assistance.

Aurora’s commercial launch comes in a difficult time. Self -driving truck companies have always launched the necessity of their technology due to the lack of employment in long trucks and the expected growth in shipping. Trump’s tariff has changed that view, at least in the short term. According to a report issued by ACT ACT ACT, shipping is expected to decrease in the United States this year with a decrease in folders and consumer rescue.

Aurora will report the results of the first quarter of the next week, a time when you will also share how you expect the current trade war to affect its future business. TECHRUNCH has communicated to learn more about how definitions affect Aurora’s business.

At the present time, Aurora is likely to focus on continuing to prove the Safety issue without a driver, and work with legislators in the states and federalism to adopt favorable policies to help her expand.

At the beginning of 2025, Aurora filed a lawsuit against federal safety organizers after the court refused to request it to exempt the safety requirements that involve placing warning triangles on the road when the truck needs to pull on the highway – which is difficult to do when there is no driver in the car. In order to stay in compliance with that base and still publish a fully driver service, Aurora is likely to have a human -dependent car on trucks whenever it is at work.