Could driverless trucks’ biggest obstacle be the legal system?

The driverless trucking revolution will start with a whimper this year and, if Aurora Innovation Inc. is successful, it will stay that way. Aurora is still committed to begin operating autonomous 18-wheelers hauling cargo on a 200-mile run between its terminals near Dallas and Houston by the end of December or perhaps earlier, says Bloomberg. While other […]

Aurora Innovation raises $483m in share sale

Self-driving technology company Aurora Innovation was hoping to raise hundreds of millions in additional capital as it races toward a driverless commercial launch by the end of 2024. The company, which had arranged to sell up to $420m worth of shares, exceeded its goal and raised $483m (£378m). The newly raised funds come a little over a year since […]

Uber and Aurora announce driverless truck deal

Uber’s freight hauling business will use Aurora’s driverless trucks on routes between Dallas and Houston as part of a new “long-term” deal that builds on a three-year-old commercial pilot. Uber Freight will be one of Aurora’s first customers on the Texas route launching later this year. Launched in 2017, Uber Freight connects truck drivers with shippers, much in […]

Autonomous trucks hit the road in the US

On a three-lane test track along the Monongahela River, an 18-wheel tractor-trailer rounded a curve. No one was on board. A quarter-mile ahead, the truck’s sensors spotted a trash can blocking one lane and a tire in another. In less than a second, it signaled, moved into the unobstructed lane and rumbled past the obstacles, […]