Aurora, the autonomous-vehicle technology company, has extended its driverless truck route from Fort Worth to El Paso, spanning 600 miles. This expansion follows the success of its initial Dallas-to-Houston route and demonstrates Aurora’s advancements in self-driving technology.
In its recent announcement, Aurora revealed that it has achieved a significant milestone of completing over 100,000 driverless miles on public roads with five self-driving trucks. This progress underscores the company’s commitment to commercializing autonomous transportation services, with plans to further expand to Phoenix by the year’s end.
Aurora has collaborated with Fabrinet to develop next-generation hardware for its self-driving trucks, integrated with Volvo VNL Autonomous vehicles. The new hardware boasts enhanced durability, improved performance, and advanced lidar technology capable of detecting objects up to 1,000 meters away, doubling the range of its predecessor.
This strategic integration signifies an industry advancement, as Nils Jaeger, President of Volvo Autonomous Solutions, emphasized the partnership’s role in delivering scalable autonomous solutions tailored for modern supply chain needs.
With Aurora’s expansion into the Fort Worth-to-El Paso route and the introduction of cutting-edge hardware, the autonomous-vehicle sector continues to progress in redefining the future of transportation.
Source: TechCrunch