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Aurora ( $AUR ) provides self-driving technology for safer, accessible, and efficient transportation.

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@aurora_inno
Aurora
3 months
We're thrilled to announce @uberfreight as one of our launch customers for driverless hauls planned for EOY. We’re also launching Premier Autonomy, a program reserving over a billion driverless miles for Uber Freight carriers through 2030. Read more:
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Aurora
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We’re excited to announce the most transformative deal in the AV industry: we’re acquiring Uber ATG. Together, we’ll accelerate our mission to deliver the benefits of self-driving technology safely, quickly, and broadly. Welcome to the Aurora family, ATG.
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Aurora
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Since our founding, we’ve been on a mission to deliver self-driving technology safely, quickly, and broadly. Now, we’re incredibly excited to continue this important work as a public company. @NASDAQ : $AUR
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Aurora
1 year
Adding the first presidential ride in an autonomous vehicle to our list of accomplishments! We were proud to give former President @BarackObama a safe and novel ride in an Aurora Driver-powered car, showcasing his trust in our commitment to safety. Watch the full clip from the
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Aurora
1 year
The best way to succeed is with the right partners by your side. We’re thrilled to announce our exclusive partnership with @ContiAutomotive to deliver autonomous technology at commercial scale. Read all the details:
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Aurora
1 year
It’s a long road from Dallas to Houston. But we’ve got it covered. We’ve introduced the final driving capabilities needed to commercially haul freight between these two cities — without a human behind the wheel. The Aurora Driver is now Feature Complete.
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Aurora
1 year
Call it industry-leading. Call it next-generation. Call it a new standard for the autonomous trucking industry. Unveiling our first commercial-ready terminal.
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Aurora
5 years
We’ve long said the safest approach to building self-driving technology is with different sensors – cameras, radar, and of course, lidar. Today we’re pleased to announce Aurora plans to acquire the industry-leading lidar company Blackmore.
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Aurora
3 years
Safe, reliable autonomous driving can mean navigating multiple on-road circumstances in quick succession. Highways? Check. Surface streets? Check. Lane changes, merges, and navigation around disabled vehicles? Check, check, check. This is #AuroraIlluminated .
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Aurora
4 years
We’re excited to share that we’ve reached a significant milestone in delivering our first product, a driverless truck. We’re partnering with PACCAR to collaborate on and bring a safe self-driving product to market quickly and deploy it broadly:
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Aurora
1 year
How cool is the Aurora Driver? So cool, it’s cold! We’re excited to announce our new partnership with @hirschbachml , a leader in refrigerated trucking. Getting freight delivered fast means fresher food in your fridge.
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Aurora
3 years
We just gave @Toyota execs the first rides in our Toyota Sienna test fleet. These minivans are now out on public roads in Dallas, can go up to 70mph & handle other on-road capabilities. Read about our exciting milestone toward launching Aurora Connect:
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Aurora
3 years
We’re excited to share an exciting milestone for our road ahead. Through a merger with Reinvent Technology Partners Y, we’re planning to be a public company.
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Aurora
1 year
We have the privilege of building technology that will change the world. Join Aurora and @BarackObama for a look at how our unmatched team, culture, and drive to succeed will usher in a new era for transportation. Watch Working: What We Do All Day on @Netflix on May 17.
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Aurora
1 month
How an autonomous truck powered by the Aurora Driver responds to red light runners. See more at .
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Aurora
5 years
Our robust perception system identifies and tracks actors of all shapes and sizes that move at various speeds. In this video, the Aurora Driver must understand the state of pedestrians, traffic lights, & other dynamic parts of the environment as it makes unprotected turns.
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Aurora
1 year
We’re excited to announce we’ve successfully raised $820 million in an equity funding round. These additional funds will help our continued work to shape the future of accessible, safe, and efficient transportation. Learn more about this incredible time at Aurora, and how we’re
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Aurora
4 months
Introducing the Volvo VNL Autonomous, powered by the Aurora Driver. When it comes to automotive safety, no company is as trusted as Volvo. Read more about Volvo’s first autonomous truck here:
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Aurora
3 years
Meet the Toyota Sienna powered by the Aurora Driver! Developed with our partner @Toyota , we plan to use this self-driving passenger car to launch our ride-hailing business with @Uber in late 2024. More on this news and our partnership here:
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Aurora
1 year
Sensor calibration ranges. Launching and landing zones. Fueling stations, On-site maintenance. Much like an airport terminal, our first commercial-ready terminal for autonomous trucks houses, maintains, prepares, inspects, and deploys our autonomous fleet in a way that caters to
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Aurora
3 years
We made it to New York City! The Aurora family, including our Aurora-powered Peterbilt Model 579, Volvo VNL, and Toyota Sienna, is parked in Times Square to celebrate our @Nasdaq public listing. Come on by to #MeetTheFleet
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Aurora
3 years
We’re headed to New York on 11/4! As Aurora moves toward our public listing, our family of self-driving vehicles is on the move too. Come by Times Square to meet the Volvo VNL, which is integrated with the Aurora Driver for safe, reliable autonomous driving. #MeetTheFleet
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Aurora
1 month
Autonomous trucks aren’t just for Texas! We’re looking west to California and readying our self-driving technology to handle the toughest situations drivers face on the highway. Learn more about how we’re planning for safer roads in the Golden State:
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Aurora
2 months
Last week was big. We closed an opportunistic fundraise of $483 million, a testament to our leadership, strategy and unmatched partner ecosystem. Catch our CEO's thoughts on why Wall Street believes in Aurora here:
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Aurora
6 months
Curious about the operations at autonomous trucking terminals? Here’s your chance. Buckle up! #designedtodeliver
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Aurora
19 days
The Valley of the Sun beckons and we're pushing further west. Aurora driverless trucks from Texas to Phoenix in 2025.
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Aurora
5 years
Our CEO @chris_urmson breaks down how self-driving technology is “one of the more complicated engineering problems, if not the most complicated engineering problem we’re trying to solve” for The Vergecast. Learn how our team is building the Aurora Driver:
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Aurora
1 year
They say “go big or go home.” We’re not going home. #AuroraHorizon
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Aurora
2 years
The best part about being a self-driving truck in a zombie apocalypse? They aren't interested in a brain made of circuits and wires. Have a safe and happy #Halloween from everyone at Aurora!
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Aurora
5 years
From our turkeys to yours, wherever you're trotting off to for the holidays, we wish you a safe and happy Thanksgiving! 🦃
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Aurora
3 years
We’re launching an industry-first commercial pilot with @FedEx & PACCAR. Starting this week, we’re autonomously hauling FedEx loads in Texas to improve the safety & efficiency of FedEx’s massive transportation network with the Aurora Driver:
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Aurora
6 months
Designed to change everything; a platform purpose-built for autonomy. Stay tuned. @volvotrucksna
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Aurora
1 year
Since our partnership, we’ve executed 327 autonomous loads, covering 96,000 miles, and hauling 8 million pounds of cargo for @UberFreight Uber Freight CEO Lior Ron ( @lioron ) discusses our joint progress toward commercial deployment of self-driving trucks in a @CNBC inside look
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CNBC
1 year
Aurora Innovation is bringing self-driving technology to trucks. We got an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at its self-driving operation in Texas. Watch the full video:
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Aurora
1 year
It’s an exciting road ahead! $853M ( $AUR ) in fresh capital is expected to fuel us beyond commercial launch. Progress toward closing our launch Safety Case keeps us on track to achieve Aurora Driver Ready. We’re scaling operations and surpassing pilot targets by autonomously
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Aurora
4 years
You’ve arrived safely at your destination. Today, we welcome Toyota and Denso to the Aurora Ecosystem. Together we’ll launch the Aurora Driver on ride-hailing networks as part of a shared vision to deliver mobility for all:
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Aurora
2 years
A new day, a new delivery. #AuroraHorizon
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Aurora
2 years
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Aurora
2 years
Welcome to the dawn of autonomous freight. #AuroraHorizon
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Aurora
2 years
Can an autonomous vehicle detect a motorcycle, even if it’s doing a wheelie? The answer is definitively — for the #AuroraDriver , anyway — yes.
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Aurora
3 years
Want an inside look at our new Aurora-powered Toyota Siennas? Say no more… #AuroraIlluminated
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Aurora
3 years
With an Aurora-powered semi-truck parked in Times Square for our public listing today ($AUR), we’re projecting a view from the Aurora Driver’s FirstLight lidar on the @Nasdaq Tower. Stop by to see what you look like in a pointcloud!
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Aurora
6 months
That's a nice-looking autonomous truck outside @nvidia GTC this week! 👀 #NVIDIAGTC24
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Aurora
1 year
Our FirstLight Lidar is a cutting-edge lidar solution that enables the Aurora Driver to detect objects over 400 meters away and measures the speed of actors on and around the road, allowing the Aurora Driver to confidently operate at highway speeds. Watch the full episode of The
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Aurora
1 year
Our top experts in lidar and integrated photonics have come together to deliver a cutting-edge lidar solution, making it more compact, reliable, and affordable. By year-end, we expect to have a complete end-to-end prototype of our FirstLight Lidar-on-a-chip, paving the way to
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Aurora
2 years
Well, hawt dog! We’ve got no beef with the @oscarmayer wienermobile because the #AuroraDriver doesn’t get hungry or take breaks.
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Aurora
4 years
Trucking is the backbone of the global economy, but it can be a very dangerous job. Today, we’re announcing we’ll be the official technology partner of @VolvoGroup , a brand long known for and trusted in safety, to develop and deliver autonomous trucks:
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Aurora
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Can you spot this pedestrian before the Aurora Driver can? See more at .
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Aurora
17 days
"If Aurora’s software performs this well, it could easily save thousands of lives over the course of the 2030s. And the only way to get there is to let Aurora take its first driverless trip." We couldn't say it better ourselves.
@arstechnica
Ars Technica
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Driverless semis could be months away
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Aurora
7 years
Another beautiful day of testing in California and Pennsylvania
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Aurora
2 years
As we make progress toward the commercial launch of our autonomous trucking product, #AuroraHorizon , it's important to take the time to share the progress we've made and the work that remains. 🧵
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Aurora
2 years
T-minus 100 days to Feature Complete. Meaning: In just three months, we will have implemented all of the capabilities necessary for commercial launch and removed all policy interventions.
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Aurora
4 years
Why yes, that is one of our Peterbilts performing a smooth and comfortable lane change autonomously at highway speeds in Dallas in this View from the #AuroraDriver 🚛🤠
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Aurora
3 years
We’re excited to welcome Yanbing Li to Aurora! As our Senior Vice President of Software Engineering, she’ll leverage her strong engineering background and leadership experience to help us safely and efficiently bring the Aurora Driver to market in 2023.
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Aurora
6 years
This weekend is the world premiere of #Autonomydoc at #SXSW a film that takes a look at the journey of self-driving cars. @chris_urmson shares his thoughts on the film and where we at Aurora are going next.
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Aurora
1 year
Watch our Aurora Driver detect an emergency vehicle from 450+ meters away and safely change lanes, thanks to FirstLight Lidar. Our self-driving trucks are trained to yield to emergency vehicles and follow state laws like Texas' "Move Over or Slow Down" rule. Discover the
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Aurora
1 year
We’re not just building self-driving technology, we’re building an industry. We engage with top trucking talent to safely and effectively deploy Aurora Driver-powered trucks for our customers. We talked to team members with decades of experience in logistics. Hear their stories,
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Aurora
1 year
"Aurora appears to be farthest along in preparing for inspections, fueling maintenance and automated landing and launch of autonomous Class 8 trucks." Read more via @FreightWaves :
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Aurora
1 year
To showcase our industry-leading approach to developing and deploying autonomous technology, we've created a video series demonstrating how the Aurora Driver makes safe decisions about real-world situations. Check it out here:
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Aurora
1 year
This recent development in San Francisco is a major milestone for the self-driving industry. It demonstrates a big step toward increased adoption of autonomous technology and a strong vote of confidence in its ability to create safer roads.
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Aurora
5 years
“Ultimately people are going to trust us with their lives. We need to be worthy of that trust.” Read more about our approach to safety in Aurora's Safety Report:
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Aurora
2 years
We just completed our first autonomous haul for @One_Werner between our new terminals in Fort Worth and El Paso! We’re thrilled to work with a premier transportation and logistics provider to efficiently move goods across the US:
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Aurora
3 years
The #AuroraDriver is built to operate 24/7, so its sensors must be able to see long distances even late at night. Here, the Aurora Driver detected a car on the shoulder before it was visible to the human eye, then proactively switched lanes to continue safely on its route.
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Aurora
2 months
Big autonomous vehicle safety news today! @TUVSUD conducted a first-of-its-kind autonomous vehicle safety audit of Aurora, and the positive results are tremendous validation of our safety approach. Read to learn more about the results:
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Aurora
1 year
Curious about the behind the scenes at a self-driving trucking terminal? Aurora’s President Ossa Fisher ( @ossaf ) gave @dallasnews an exclusive tour! Discover the unique features in our Palmer terminal that allow us to prepare for autonomy in the full clip below:
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Aurora
2 months
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:
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Aurora
2 years
We’re building the truck that keeps the economy moving. #RoadtoHorizon
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Aurora
5 years
Even the most advanced perception systems will encounter things they don’t recognize. Learn how we address this challenge head-on with our “no measurement left behind” approach to perception!
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Aurora
2 years
Beginning this week, the #AuroraDriver will autonomously haul @WeAreSchneider 's goods as part of a multi-phase commercial pilot. Learn more:
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Aurora
2 years
Houston, we have a solution. Full autonomy for commercial freight. DAL <> HOU 2024 #RoadtoHorizon
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Aurora
3 years
This is #AuroraIlluminated . At our first-ever Investor and Analyst Days, guests experienced the #AuroraDriver first-hand with an autonomous truck ride on a major freight corridor in Texas. Jump in:
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Aurora
7 years
We're excited to announce the additions of Reid Hoffman, Mike Volpi to our Board. Read about it here in @Forbes
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Aurora
9 months
Kicking off 2024 with big news in autonomous trucking. Our exclusive partnership with @ContiAutomotive —announced less than a year ago—has reached a key development milestone to commercialize autonomous trucks at scale. Stop by the Continental booth (CP-26, Central Plaza) at
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Aurora
8 months
Congratulations to the Volvo team for unveiling the #AllNewVolvoVNL . This is a big step in commercializing autonomous trucks, as we partner with Volvo Autonomous Solutions to help integrate our self-driving technology into these vehicles. Learn more about this week’s event in
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Aurora
1 year
How far can you see in the dark? The #AuroraDriver can see over 400 meters even in total darkness. This means our Aurora Driver-powered trucks can detect objects and people with 10 seconds, or more, of reaction time. And you know every second counts on the road.
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Aurora
2 years
Volvo Autonomous Solutions, driven by the Aurora Driver. We’re proud to partner with @volvogroup to develop autonomous transport solutions at scale and transform the movement of goods to be safer, more efficient, and more sustainable.
@VolvoTrucksNA
Volvo Trucks North America
2 years
Volvo Autonomous Solutions is reimagining transportation with bold new ways of moving freight safely and efficiently to meet the world’s ever-increasing demand head on. Introducing a new hub-to-hub autonomous transport solution in North America. #AutonomousTransportSolution
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Aurora
5 years
We’re excited to share continued progress with our partner the Hyundai Group @HMGnewsroom , including their investment in our Series B, which is now more than $600M
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Aurora
4 years
Hello, 1600 Smallman Street! We’re expanding with a new #Pittsburgh headquarters in the Strip District and we're hiring for 50+ roles (software and hardware engineers, vehicle operators, and more).
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Aurora
2 years
We're taking a moment to reflect on how good the #AuroraDriver hardware looks on a PACCAR truck.
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Aurora
2 months
To unlock the value of self-driving technology, you need the right tools and infrastructure to seamlessly integrate it into your operations. That’s why we’re building the suite of Aurora services.
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Aurora
3 years
Aurora-powered semi-trucks are now regularly driving between Fort Worth and El Paso! This 600-mile route is one of the busiest freight thoroughfares in the country, and is an excellent place to demonstrate how we’re building the #AuroraDriver to fill gaps in the supply chain.
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Aurora
1 year
Last week, we were excited to announce the news about securing $820 million in fresh capital. This is a testament to our world-class team and indicates strong investor confidence in our mission to deliver self-driving technology. With this support, we will power through our
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Aurora
1 year
Aurora goes to Washington! Our team was excited to join @theavindustry and policy leaders in Washington, D.C. this week to share how autonomous vehicles will lead to a safer, more efficient transportation future.
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Aurora
3 years
Stop-and-go traffic isn't fun for anyone, and traveling slowly can even be dangerous for an 80,000 lb semi-truck. That’s why we prepare the Aurora Driver to operate safely at both slow and high speeds when moving goods from point A to point B.
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Aurora
3 years
One day away! Tomorrow $RTPY becomes $AUR, making Aurora a public company. We’re so excited for this milestone in our path to delivering self-driving technology at scale. @NASDAQ
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Aurora
1 year
"[Aurora] has all the parts in place to revolutionize trucking, starting next year." Read more about what our critical Feature Complete milestone means for our commercial launch via @FastCompany :
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Aurora
4 months
Self-driving safety means expecting the unexpected. Watch the Aurora Driver prevent collisions as an autonomous truck safely reacts to a vehicle running a red light. #NationalSafetyMonth Explore Our Safety Capabilities:
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Aurora
5 years
We’re excited to announce that we have signed an agreement with @FiatChrysler_NA to lay the groundwork for a powerful partnership in self-driving commercial vehicles.
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Aurora
3 years
We collaborate with some of the world’s top automotive manufacturers like @VolvoTrucksNA @Toyota & PACCAR to blend the design of the #AuroraDriver into their vehicles for a sleek visual integration.
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Aurora
3 years
Driver assistance & autonomous driving are fundamentally different systems. It’s dangerous to conflate the two. The #AuroraDriver will be able to safely move people and goods without anybody behind the wheel – very different from ADAS which requires human supervision at all times
@verge
The Verge
3 years
This is not a self-driving car
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Aurora
2 years
No matter your choice of ride, we're training the #AuroraDriver to share the roads safely and courteously with you (even when you pop a wheelie).
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Aurora
1 year
Join President @BarackObama and Aurora as we dive into what makes a good job. We were proud to take the President for a driverless ride and share how we’re building a company around strong values and an industry that will transform transportation with new, innovative careers.
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Aurora
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We’re building autonomous trucks that expect the unexpected, including tough on-road scenarios like tire blowouts. See how the Aurora Driver autonomously handles a blown tire by safely pulling over to the side of the road. #NationalSafetyMonth
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Aurora
1 year
Allow us to reintroduce Nat Beuse and his new position as Aurora's first Chief Safety Officer. As we prepare for commercial launch, Beuse will continue to grow and enforce safety’s role in the development and deployment of our autonomous vehicle products.
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Aurora
2 years
POV: It's 2004 and you're building a self-driving car that started it all. s/o @chris_urmson
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Aurora
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Introducing Aurora’s commercial-ready terminal to support its planned driverless truck lane between Dallas and Houston. The new Houston terminal is designed to optimize the time autonomous trucks spend on the road hauling freight, leading to increased safety and more efficient
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