# Aurora Driver at Texas: deployment

Canonical ID: `c5a49dcd-2b92-47f2-b37f-495ebed67253`

## Footage

- **video** (deployment): [Riding in an Aurora self-driving truck](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Da3ZyTGS_Us). _Courtesy of Aurora_. Aurora Innovation's footage of veteran truck drivers riding in an Aurora self-driving truck. This is a supervised ride-along with humans aboard, not driver-out operation; the autonomous system is the Aurora Driver and the platform is the Peterbilt 579.
- **video** (deployment): [Aurora Driver hauling freight at night](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gstXRGvOOFQ). _Courtesy of Aurora_. Aurora Innovation's footage of its Aurora Driver autonomously hauling freight at night, driver-out (empty cab). The autonomous system is the Aurora Driver; the truck platform is the Peterbilt 579.
- **video** (deployment): [Aurora Driver driverless freight milestone](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZv1krlPfb4). _Courtesy of Aurora_. Aurora Innovation footage marking its first commercial driverless (empty-cab) freight runs on the Dallas-to-Houston corridor. The autonomous system is the Aurora Driver; this model entity is its second-generation International LT integration, with that hardware kit targeted for 2026.
- **video** (deployment): [Aurora driverless commercial trucking launch](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZv1krlPfb4). _Courtesy of Aurora Innovation_. Aurora's footage of its driverless commercial trucking launch on the Dallas-Houston lane, running the Aurora Driver. Driverless (empty cab) on this lane; the Aurora Driver is the autonomous system, distinct from the truck platform.

**Trust tier:** Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified

_Last updated: 2026-06-12_

- **Slug:** aurora-driver-texas
- **Status:** operational
- **Model:** [Aurora Driver](/models/aurora-driver.md) (id: `1083412c-cfe9-4352-8f3b-ed209ee78fde`)
- **Company:** [Aurora Innovation](/companies/aurora.md) (id: `de66897b-6e6a-4761-af96-ef293f25a44a`)
- **Location:** [Texas](/locations/united-states/texas.md) (id: `45f67762-10f4-4255-be84-45c73efe25f9`)
- **Operator:** [Aurora Innovation](/companies/aurora.md) (id: `de66897b-6e6a-4761-af96-ef293f25a44a`)
- **First seen:** 2025-04-11T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. **Aurora commercial launch Texas, April 2025** · https://aurora.tech/news/aurora-achieves-commercial-launch

## Common questions

### What is the Aurora Driver deployment at Texas?

Aurora Driver, built by Aurora Innovation, is recorded as a deployment at Texas on the DEPLOY registry. Aurora Innovation operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates Aurora Driver at Texas?

Aurora Innovation, the manufacturer of Aurora Driver, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.

### When did the Aurora Driver deployment at Texas go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting April 11, 2025 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

### Have there been incidents at the Aurora Driver deployment at Texas?

No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.


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