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Aurora x Charger Logistics (500-truck MOU)

Aurora Innovation signed a nonbinding memorandum of understanding under which Charger Logistics intends to buy up to 500 Aurora Driver-powered trucks, with deliveries over 2027 and 2028. Under a final agreement, Charger would own the trucks and pay Aurora for the driving through its Driver as a Service model. The deal builds on a contract Charger signed in July to start driverless hauls between Dallas and Laredo, Texas.

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Aurora Innovationtechnology provider

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).

HQPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USAaurorainnovation.com17 partnerships

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Sources (2)

  1. https://www.freightwaves.com/news/aurora-charger-logistics-500-driverless-trucks-mou · 2026-10-28
  2. https://www.freightwaves.com/news/aurora-q3-2026-earnings · 2026-10-30

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