Company

Aurora Innovation

American autonomous-trucking company (Nasdaq: AUR), founded 2017 by Chris Urmson, Sterling Anderson, and Drew Bagnell. Developer of the Aurora Driver (SAE Level 4), which it integrates onto PACCAR, International, and Volvo trucks. Launched the first commercial driverless freight service in the US (Dallas-Houston, May 2025) and is scaling an observer-free fleet on a 2nd-generation International LT platform.

Based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA · Founded 2017 · 2 models on record

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Key facts

Founded: 2017 by Chris Urmson, Sterling Anderson, and Drew Bagnell
Public: Nasdaq: AUR (public via Reinvent Technology Partners Y SPAC, 2021)
Milestone: US-first commercial driverless trucking, Dallas-Houston (May 2025); 250,000+ driverless miles by early 2026
Observer status: Current PACCAR fleet runs driverless but carries an OEM-requested in-cab OBSERVER (not a safety driver; the Aurora Driver operates). Observer-free operation is targeted on the 2nd-gen International LT platform (Q2 2026); 200+ observer-free trucks targeted by end 2026.
Driver: Aurora Driver (SAE Level 4), the common autonomy platform across PACCAR, International, and Volvo trucks

HQ: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Founded: 2017
Status: public
Type: both
ID: de66897b-6e6a-4761-af96-ef293f25a44a

Models (2)

Operator customers (3)

Hirschbach Motor Lines1 deployment
Uber Freight1 deployment
Werner Enterprises1 deployment

Brains developed (1)

Aurora Driverfoundation-model · commercial

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