“Aurora Innovation, Inc. (NASDAQ: AUR) announced it is tripling its driverless network with the launch of its latest software release, which also provides the Aurora Driver with the capabilities to begin expanding across the Southern United States and serve customer endpoints in 2026…

Aurora expects its newest software to provide the Aurora Driver with the capabilities to navigate the diverse geography and climate of the southern United States, a region home to over half of the country’s population. Before clearing the release, Aurora executed its rigorous validation process comprising over four million tests.

Driverless operations have been validated on the approximately 1,000-mile lane between Fort Worth and Phoenix, positioning Aurora as the first company to autonomously haul freight on a route that extends well beyond Hours of Service (HOS) limitations.

Without mandatory rest breaks, the Aurora Driver can cut transit times nearly in half and offer carriers a level of efficiency and superhuman asset utilization that is impossible for traditional single-driver fleets. Hirschbach is an early customer on the route, putting Aurora in pole position to support Hirschbach’s business line that moves goods from coast to coast.

With Phoenix, Aurora is tripling its driverless network to move freight between: Dallas and Houston, Fort Worth and El Paso, El Paso and Phoenix, Fort Worth and Phoenix, and Dallas and Laredo.”

From Aurora.