Aurora Opens First Commercial-Ready Route for its Planned Driverless Truck Launch in Late 2024
2023年11月1日 - 10:00PM
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With the debut of its commercial-ready terminal
in Houston, Aurora can support and service driverless trucks
between Dallas and Houston.
Aurora terminals operate day and night,
supporting more than 75 commercial loads a week.
Aurora Innovation, Inc. (NASDAQ: AUR) announced today it has
opened the industry’s first lane for driverless trucks supported by
commercial-ready terminals in Dallas and Houston. Nearly half of
all truck freight in Texas moves along the I-45 between Dallas and
Houston, making this corridor an ideal route for Aurora’s
commercial launch. Similar to its first terminal in South Dallas,
Aurora’s new terminal in Houston is designed to support and service
driverless trucks at a commercial scale.
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Aurora autonomous truck outside Aurora's
new Houston terminal designed to support and service driverless
trucks at a commercial scale. (Credit: Aurora)
“Opening a driverless trucking lane flanked by
commercially-ready terminals is an industry-first that unlocks our
ability to launch our driverless trucking product,” said Sterling
Anderson, Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer at Aurora. “With
this corridor’s launch, we’ve defined, refined, and validated the
framework for the expansion of our network with the largest partner
ecosystem in the autonomous trucking industry.”
Commercial-Ready Terminals Designed for Seamless Customer
Experience
Aurora uses terminals to house, maintain, prepare, inspect, and
deploy autonomous trucks between destinations. The company has
developed an innovative terminal blueprint to implement a layout
and list of features that make its terminals commercial-ready for
the launch of driverless operations.
Aurora’s terminal blueprint is designed to maximize the time
autonomous trucks are on the road hauling freight. For example,
on-site weigh stations support enhanced pre-trip inspections, which
ensure Aurora’s trucks are compliant with regulatory standards
while allowing them to bypass inspection sites on the road. This
promotes safe operations and results in a more efficient trip with
fewer stops.
Aurora picks its terminal locations with its customers in mind.
Aurora’s Houston terminal is located in a logistics hub near its
pilot customers, including FedEx and others. This proximity to
customers makes it easy to seamlessly integrate autonomous trucks
into their middle-mile operations.
Preparing for Commercial Driverless Operations
The ability to service and support driverless trucks 24/7/365 is
critical to launching a valuable product that can handle dynamic
demand. Today, Aurora’s terminals operate day and night, supporting
their trucks as they haul more than 75 loads a week for pilot
customers.
Aurora is also preparing its Command Center to support
around-the-clock commercial operations. Aurora’s Command Center
includes a team of remote specialists who monitor and provide
guidance to the active fleet of Aurora-powered trucks, and
dispatchers who allocate trucks, trailers, and vehicle operators to
missions. Aurora’s Command Center already supports commercial pilot
hauls and is prepared to support driverless missions.
“Bringing our commercial-ready terminals and services online a
year ahead of our planned commercial driverless launch between
Dallas and Houston enables us to focus next year on integrating our
Driver-ready trucks into our customers' operations,” added
Anderson.
About Aurora
Aurora (Nasdaq: AUR) is delivering the benefits of self-driving
technology safely, quickly, and broadly to make transportation
safer, increasingly accessible, and more reliable and efficient
than ever before. The Aurora Driver is a self-driving system
designed to operate multiple vehicle types, from freight-hauling
trucks to ride-hailing passenger vehicles, and underpins Aurora
Horizon and Aurora Connect, its driver-as-a-service products for
trucking and ride-hailing. Aurora is working with industry leaders
across the transportation ecosystem, including Continental, FedEx,
PACCAR, Ryder, Schneider, Toyota, Uber, Uber Freight, Volvo Trucks
and Werner. For Aurora’s latest news, visit aurora.tech and
@aurora_inno.
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