# "By end of 2026 or early 2027" (DEPLOY verdict: Partly true)

- **DEPLOY verdict:** Partly true
- **Claim type:** Timeline
- **Claimed:** 2026-01-01
- **Implied deadline:** 2027-03-31
- **Claimed by:** [Aurora Innovation](/companies/aurora.md)

## How DEPLOY assessed this

Aurora is already driverless on 10 routes as of early 2026. Expansion to Sun Belt is underway. The "early 2027" hedge acknowledges the timeline may slip. https://ir.aurora.tech/news-events/press-releases/detail/132/aurora-triples-driverless-network-to-10-routes-and-prepares-to-expand-across-u-s-sun-belt

## Proof on file

- Claim source: https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/AUR/earnings/AUR-Q3-2025-earnings_call-368964.html/
- Status evidence: https://ir.aurora.tech/news-events/press-releases/detail/132/aurora-triples-driverless-network-to-10-routes-and-prepares-to-expand-across-u-s-sun-belt

## See also

- [Aurora Innovation's full claims ledger](/companies/aurora.md)
- [Claim Integrity Index](/stats/claim-integrity.md): which robot companies deliver on their claims.

_Status is a DEPLOY assessment from primary sources, restated only by appending a new event. Canonical URL: /claims/aurora-innovation-c5_