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Aurora Driver on Peterbilt 579 (PACCAR) at Texas

Aurora's current driverless commercial freight fleet: the Aurora Driver (L4) integrated on PACCAR trucks (Peterbilt 579 and Kenworth T680). Running paid commercial freight on Texas lanes since May 2025, the fleet carries an OEM-requested in-cab observer (not a safety driver; the Aurora Driver operates the truck).

Aurora Driver on Peterbilt 579 (PACCAR) by Aurora Innovation · Operated by Hirschbach Motor Lines · Catalog entry · 3 sources · not yet field-verified

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Footage

PRIMARY SOURCE
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.

PRIMARY SOURCE
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.

PRIMARY SOURCE
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.

PRIMARY SOURCE
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.

Aurora driverless commercial freight for Hirschbach, a launch customer on the Dallas-Houston lane (May 2025). Hirschbach signed an April 2026 MOU to scale to 500 Aurora-powered trucks (Driver-as-a-Service) from 2027; 800,000+ Aurora miles hauled.

Key facts

Operator
Hirschbach Motor Lines
Scale plan
500 Aurora-powered trucks from 2027 (Apr 2026 MOU)
Maturity stage at deployment start
commercial

Exposure

Customer segment
logistics
Scale tier
undisclosed
Customer
(registry company)

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Safety record

No incidents on record for Aurora Driver on Peterbilt 579 (PACCAR) at Texas.

Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.

Trust tier
Catalog entry · 3 sources · not yet field-verifiedhow tiers work →
Last updated
2026-07-10
Model
Aurora Driver on Peterbilt 579 (PACCAR)
Company
Aurora Innovation
Location
United States/Texas
Operator
Hirschbach Motor Lines
Status
operational
Operator type
customer deployed
First seen
2025-05-01
ID
d7fab8d2-c853-460d-a635-5cd4df48e3ea

Timeline

  1. May 2025
    First recorded
    Aurora Driver on Peterbilt 579 (PACCAR) first documented operating at Texas.
  2. May 2026
    created
  3. Jun 2026
    field updated
    key facts: unset → Added lifecycle_stage=commercial
  4. Jul 2026
    Current status: operational, reviewed
    Latest recorded state. New status transitions append here as the deployment-status recorder produces them.

Claimed vs. verified

Aurora Innovation claims 200 Aurora Driver on Peterbilt 579 (PACCAR) units in the field. DEPLOY has independently verified 4 deployment sites and 10 units.

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On the deployment map

Aurora Driver on Peterbilt 579 (PACCAR) operates in Texas. Explore the full verified map:

Sources (3)

  1. https://ir.aurora.tech/news-events/press-releases/detail/119/aurora-begins-commercial-driverless-trucking-in-texas-ushering-in-a-new-era-of-freight
  2. https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260430066071/en/Leading-Carrier-Selects-Aurora-to-Scale-Autonomous-Fleet-to-500-Trucks
  3. https://www.ccjdigital.com/equipment-controls/article/15824006/hirschbach-plans-to-add-500-autonomous-trucks-to-fleet
Methodology: Verified · 3 sources (2 primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-10

Verification posture

Verified

High confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-07-10

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: commercial

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: truck

Sources by quality tier

2
primary-company-ir
Company IR disclosure
1
unclassified
Unclassified source

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Methodology surface for Aurora Driver on Peterbilt 579 (PACCAR) at Texas.

Common questions

What is the Aurora Driver on Peterbilt 579 (PACCAR) deployment at Texas?
Aurora Driver on Peterbilt 579 (PACCAR), built by Aurora Innovation, is recorded as a deployment at Texas on the DEPLOY registry. Hirschbach Motor Lines operates the deployment.
Who operates Aurora Driver on Peterbilt 579 (PACCAR) at Texas?
Hirschbach Motor Lines operates this deployment as a customer of Aurora Innovation, the manufacturer of Aurora Driver on Peterbilt 579 (PACCAR).
When did the Aurora Driver on Peterbilt 579 (PACCAR) deployment at Texas go live?
The deployment is recorded as starting May 1, 2025 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
Have there been incidents at the Aurora Driver on Peterbilt 579 (PACCAR) 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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