# Volvo VNL Autonomous at Texas: deployment

Canonical ID: `be3401d1-7646-4ef6-a851-8a6a9124200d`

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_

- **Slug:** volvo-dsv-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:** 2026-05-13T12:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## 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

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