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Aurora Innovation recently announced significant developments during its two-day Partner Summit, which included the launch of its Partner Success Program and a new route expansion between El Paso, Texas, and Phoenix, Arizona. The company aims to enhance collaboration with key stakeholders as it prepares for driverless operations.
“We strongly believe that engaging key partners – the people who will regularly interact with the Aurora Driver – is critical to the success of our driverless commercial product,” said Ossa Fisher, president of Aurora.
Key Highlights:
- Partner Summit: Aurora hosted over 20 carriers, safety experts, regulators, and law enforcement to discuss the Aurora Driver’s readiness and safety.
- Partner Success Program: Allows customers to evaluate the autonomy performance of Aurora-powered trucks before full deployment.
- Route Expansion: Plans to extend the Fort Worth to El Paso lane to Phoenix, with driverless operations targeted for late 2025.
- Safety Collaboration: Law enforcement and first responders shared their experiences working with Aurora to prepare for autonomous trucks in Texas.
Aurora Partner Summit
At the Partner Summit, over 20 carriers, safety experts, and government officials participated in discussions about Aurora’s safety case and readiness for driverless operations. Nat Beuse, Chief Safety Officer at Aurora, highlighted the importance of evaluating the Aurora Driver’s preparedness for the route between Dallas and Houston. Law enforcement also shared their insights on working with Aurora as autonomous technology advances.
Partner Success Program
Aurora launched the Partner Success Program, which offers hands-on experience with Aurora-powered trucks. This program lets customers evaluate autonomy performance prior to the full deployment of driverless operations. Aurora collaborated with J.J. Keller to assess and validate the program, which will begin in Q4 2024.
Phoenix Route Expansion
In 2025, Aurora plans to expand its Fort Worth to Phoenix route, adding value for carriers through a 1,000-mile passage designed for driverless operations. Commercial pilots will commence in the first half of 2025, with the aim to go fully driverless later in the year.
Aurora has completed over 7,000 loads and driven nearly two million commercial miles to date. For more information, visit aurora.tech.
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