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Aurora x Volvo Autonomous Solutions
Aurora Innovation and Volvo Autonomous Solutions revealed the purpose-built Volvo VNL Autonomous truck integrating the Aurora Driver autonomous system at ACT Expo 2024 (May 20, 2024); in 2026 the companies launched a driverless freight route to Oklahoma City.
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- Status
- Activeoperating
- Announced
- 2024-05-202.3 years ago
- Active for
- 2.3 years
Who’s involved
American autonomous-trucking company (Nasdaq: AUR), founded 2017 by [Chris Urmson](/people/chris-urmson), [Sterling Anderson](/people/sterling-anderson), and [Drew Bagnell](/people/drew-bagnell). Developer of the [Aurora Driver](/brains/aurora-driver) (SAE Level 4), which it integrates onto PACCAR, International, and Volvo trucks. Launched the first commercial driverless freight service in the US (Dallas-Houston, May 2025) and is scaling an observer-free fleet on a 2nd-generation [International LT platform](/models/aurora-international-lt).
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[Volvo Autonomous Solutions](https://www.volvo.com/autonomous) is a division of the Volvo Group developing autonomous truck transport solutions for hub-to-hub long-haul logistics. Its Volvo VNL Autonomous truck integrates Aurora Innovation's autonomous driving technology. Deploying with DSV and DHL in Texas, the division plans 30 autonomous vehicles in 2026, 100+ by 2028, and targets 300+ trucks with driverless operation by Q1 2027.
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