# Volvo VNL Autonomous at Texas: deployment

Canonical ID: `2a6d70e2-0557-4ad7-84d8-e26dae6a9287`

Two purpose-built Volvo VNL Autonomous tractors powered by the Aurora Driver began hauling DHL Supply Chain freight on the Dallas-Houston lane in December 2024, with a safety driver present.

## Key facts

- **Operator:** DHL Supply Chain
- **Status:** Aurora Driver on VNL Autonomous; Dallas-Houston; safety driver present (Dec 2024)

**Trust tier:** Catalog entry · 2 sources · not yet field-verified

_Last updated: 2026-05-31_

- **Slug:** volvo-dhl-supply-chain-texas
- **Status:** pilot
- **Model:** [Volvo VNL Autonomous](/models/volvo-vnl-autonomous.md) (id: `87594b37-b994-4f8e-bb1c-131864b486f3`)
- **Company:** [Volvo Autonomous Solutions](/companies/volvo-autonomous-solutions.md) (id: `525beb88-54c7-4ee3-bb8b-fd6eceac21d4`)
- **Location:** [Texas](/locations/united-states/texas.md) (id: `45f67762-10f4-4255-be84-45c73efe25f9`)
- **First seen:** 2024-12-04T12:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (2)

1. https://www.volvogroup.com/en/news-and-media/news/2024/dec/volvo-begins-autonomous-operations-for-dhl-supply-chain-in-texas.html
2. https://www.dhl.com/us-en/home/press/press-archive/2024/volvo-begins-autonomous-operations-for-dhl-supply-chain-in-texas.html

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