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Volvo VNL Autonomous at Texas

Volvo's production-ready, purpose-built-for-autonomy Class 8 truck (unveiled at ACT Expo May 2024), engineered with six redundant systems (braking, steering, communication, computing, power, energy storage/motion control). It is a virtual-driver-agnostic platform: it runs the Aurora Driver (Aurora integration) and is also the integration platform for the Waabi Driver. Currently hauls paid freight for DHL and DSV in Texas with a safety driver present.

Volvo VNL Autonomous by Volvo Autonomous Solutions · Catalog entry · 2 sources · not yet field-verified


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Volvo Autonomous Solutions and DSV started autonomous freight operations on the VNL Autonomous (Aurora Driver) on the Dallas-Houston lane, using Aurora terminals, with a safety driver present in the initial phase (announced May 2026).

Key facts

Operator
DSV
Status
VNL Autonomous (Aurora Driver); Dallas-Houston; safety driver present (May 2026)
Trust tier
Catalog entry · 2 sources · not yet field-verified
Last updated
2026-05-31
Model
Volvo VNL Autonomous
Company
Volvo Autonomous Solutions
Location
United States/Texas
Status
pilot
First seen
2026-05-13
ID
be3401d1-7646-4ef6-a851-8a6a9124200d

Verifications (0)

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Sources (2)

  1. https://www.dsv.com/en/about-dsv/press/news/com/2026/05/volvo-autonomous-solutions-and-dsv-announce-autonomous-freight-operations-in-texas-usa
  2. https://ir.aurora.tech/news-events/press-releases/detail/140/volvo-autonomous-solutions-and-dsv-announce-autonomous-freight-operations-in-texas-usa