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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 · Catalog entry · 5 sources · not yet field-verified · Trucks

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Aurora autonomous freight with Werner Enterprises: a supervised commercial pilot from April 2022 on the Fort Worth-El Paso lane, later extended toward a roughly 1,000-mile Phoenix lane, and continuing as part of Aurora's commercial driverless network. Verified status: a supervised pilot (safety driver present), not driver-out.

Werner's Aurora pilot runs on the Fort Worth to El Paso lane (extended toward Phoenix, about 1,000 mi), distinct from the driver-out Dallas to Houston launch lane whose named customers are Uber Freight and Hirschbach. Driver-out for Werner is targeted but not yet confirmed. Werner is a distinct customer from McLane, Hirschbach, and Uber Freight.

Key facts

Operator
Werner Enterprises (Nasdaq: WERN)
Lanes
Fort Worth-El Paso (since 2022); extended ~1,000-mile Phoenix lane
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.

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Trust tier
Catalog entry · 5 sources · not yet field-verifiedhow tiers work →
Last updated
2026-08-21
Model
Aurora Driver on Peterbilt 579 (PACCAR)
Company
Aurora Innovation
Location
United States/Texas
Operator
Aurora Innovation
Status
operational
Operator type
customer deployed
Scale at site
undisclosed
Site environment
outdoor
Location precision
verified coordinates
First seen
2022-04-06
ID
8ffb860b-9a68-46ae-a0ed-5941df7ae2cc

Timeline

  1. Apr 2022
    First recorded
    Aurora Driver on Peterbilt 579 (PACCAR) first documented operating at Texas.
  2. May 2026
    created
  3. Aug 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 5 deployment sites and 10 units.

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Sources (5)

  1. https://ir.aurora.tech/news-events/press-releases/detail/38/aurora-and-werner-launch-commercial-pilot-to-autonomously
  2. https://techcrunch.com/2022/04/06/aurora-launches-autonomous-freight-pilot-with-werner-expands-terminal-network/
  3. https://www.truckingdive.com/news/aurora-werner-pilot-extends-phoenix-arizona-q1-2025-earnings/747986/
  4. https://www.cnbc.com/2022/04/06/aurora-aur-werner-enterprises-wern-self-driving-trucks-in-texas.html
  5. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/aurora-expands-werner-pilot-1000-110000193.html
Methodology: Verified · 5 sources (1 primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21

Verification posture

Verified

High confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-08-21

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: commercial

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: truck

Sources by quality tier

2
unclassified
Unclassified source
1
primary-company-ir
Company IR disclosure
1
secondary-industry-publication
Industry publication
1
secondary-established-publication
Established publication

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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. Aurora Innovation operates the deployment directly.
Who operates Aurora Driver on Peterbilt 579 (PACCAR) at Texas?
Aurora Innovation, the manufacturer of Aurora Driver on Peterbilt 579 (PACCAR), operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.
When did the Aurora Driver on Peterbilt 579 (PACCAR) deployment at Texas go live?
The deployment is recorded as starting April 6, 2022 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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