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Aurora Innovation plans to offer autonomous trucking services on a 1000-mile route between Fort Worth and Phoenix, starting in 2025.
Aurora Innovation is gearing up to expand their driverless freight hauling, announcing recently that they are offering driverless freight hauling operations between Fort Worth and the Phoenix area next year.
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Aurora is extending their Fort Worth to El Paso lane all the way to Phoenix. It's a massive 1000-mile stretch that typically takes over 15 hours. Within the first half of 2025 their pilot program is set to kick off, while later in 2025 the plan is to begin rolling out fully driverless operations.
Aurora's not new to this game. They have already:
Our autonomous trucks haul commercial freight every day between Dallas and Houston. @SpectrumNews1TX joined us for a behind-the-scenes look at how we're preparing for safe, efficient, driverless operations on public roads. Learn more here: https://t.co/w8EzxUlj1P
— Aurora (@aurora_inno) August 12, 2024
It's all thanks to the Aurora Driver - a self-driving hardware kit that turns regular trucks into autonomous haulers.
This move could implement a new and innovative way to haul freight within the US. It's a bold step towards a driverless future on our highways.
Source: CDLLIFE, Spectrum News
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