Aurora, a company developing autonomous truck technology, announced a significant expansion of its driverless truck network. The company revealed that a new software update would triple its autonomous network, covering a total of 10 routes throughout the Southern U.S., including trips between cities like Dallas, Houston, Fort Worth, El Paso, and Phoenix.
The latest update allows Aurora to operate trips between Fort Worth and Phoenix, a journey that lasts over 15 hours. Unlike human truck drivers limited to 11 hours of driving a day, autonomous trucks face no such restrictions. This expansion demonstrates Aurora’s commitment to advancing autonomous transportation and leveraging AI to streamline operations.
Utilizing AI, Aurora is developing new maps for its autonomous driving system, aiming to shorten the time from testing to commercial deployment. By employing cloud-based algorithms after a single manual drive, the company can quickly generate semantic components to create new maps with minimal human intervention. This map automation process accelerates the rollout of new routes and customer endpoints.
Source: The Verge