DEPLOYDatabase

Brain

Aurora Driver

Aurora's SAE Level 4 autonomous-driving system for trucks: the common autonomy platform (sensing, including long-range lidar, plus redundant compute and the driving software) that operates Class 8 trucks driverlessly. Integrated across PACCAR, International (Navistar), and Volvo truck platforms.

Foundation model · Maturity: Commercial · Closed · Powers 4 robots

Machine-readable surfaces

Key facts

Model type
SAE Level 4 autonomous-driving system for trucks
System structure
Common autonomy platform with sensing, redundant compute, and driving software
Runs on
Class 8 trucks across PACCAR, International (Navistar), and Volvo platforms
Maturity stage
commercial
Open source
no
Aurora Driver 2 freight positioning (company)
Aurora presents Aurora Driver 2 as its self-driving freight system integrating autonomy into customer fleets, stating the second generation is hauling customer freight with nobody behind the wheel and that next-generation hardware targets million-mile durability and near round-the-clock utilization (Aurora Driver).
Fleet integration claim (company)
Aurora says the Aurora Driver is designed to integrate into existing freight operations and operate trucks nearly round-the-clock to deliver loads on time (Aurora Driver).

Developed by (1)

Powers (4)

Where Aurora Driver runs

View the global map

Deployments of robots powered by Aurora Driver, by place and type.

Free to use on your site, with a link back to DEPLOY.

Common questions

What is Aurora Driver?
Aurora's SAE Level 4 autonomous-driving system for trucks: the common autonomy platform (sensing, including long-range lidar, plus redundant compute and the driving software) that operates Class 8 trucks driverlessly. Integrated across PACCAR, International (Navistar), and Volvo truck platforms.
Which robots run on Aurora Driver?
4 robot models on the DEPLOY registry run on Aurora Driver: Aurora Driver on Peterbilt 579 (PACCAR), Aurora Driver on International LT (2nd-gen), Volvo VNL Autonomous, Aurora Driver.
Who developed Aurora Driver?
Aurora Driver is credited to Aurora Innovation on the DEPLOY registry. Each developer attribution is verified via primary sources.
Is Aurora Driver open source?
No. Aurora Driver is recorded as proprietary on the DEPLOY registry. Model weights and source are not publicly available.
What type of AI is Aurora Driver?
Aurora Driver is a foundation model on the DEPLOY registry.
What is Aurora Driver's maturity stage?
Aurora Driver is at the commercial stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder. Commercial stage means production-grade deployments are operating at named customer sites.

Sources (5)

  1. https://aurora.tech/
  2. https://ir.aurora.tech/news-events/press-releases/detail/112/aurora-continental-and-nvidia-partner-to-deploy-driverless-trucks-at-scale
  3. https://www.truckinginfo.com/news/aurora-continental-and-nvidia-announce-autonomous-truck-partnership
  4. https://www.therobotreport.com/volvo-launches-vnl-autonomous-truck-equipped-with-aurora-software/
  5. https://aurora.tech/aurora-driver
Methodology: Verified · 5 sources (2 primary) · last reviewed 2026-10-09

Verification posture

Verified

High confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-10-09

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: commercial

Sources by quality tier

2
primary-company-ir
Company IR disclosure
2
unclassified
Unclassified source
1
secondary-trade-publication
Trade publication

The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.

Methodology surface for Aurora Driver.

Canonical ID d3e37bb4-eabc-41c4-ba7f-e07f8e389e24