Self-driving
Aurora started regular driverless deliveries for customers between Dallas and Houston. Its first customers were Uber Freight and Hirschbach Motor Lines.
A dated step forward on the record · Company-reported · Sets Aurora Driver's stage
What the source says
“Aurora began regular driverless customer deliveries between Dallas and Houston this week.”
What it means
Aurora Driver, from Aurora Innovation, is at stage 4 of 5 on our ladder: paying customers. This event is one of the milestones that placed it there. This line rests on the company's own announcement; no regulator, customer or independent report confirms it in our sources yet.
Human help: A staff member rides along, ready to stop it.
More on Aurora Driver
- Aurora said its trucks had driven more than 500,000 miles with no one at the wheel since the 2025 launch.
- Aurora launched its second-generation driverless trucks, built on the International LT truck with new Aurora hardware.
- Aurora said its driverless network had grown to 10 routes, including Phoenix and Laredo, with 250,000 driverless miles driven by January 2026.
- Aurora opened a second driverless route, from Fort Worth to El Paso, with five driverless trucks carrying customer freight.
- Aurora began driving with no one at the wheel at night on the Dallas to Houston route. It had three driverless trucks.