Self-driving
Aurora began driving with no one at the wheel at night on the Dallas to Houston route. It had three driverless trucks.
A dated step forward on the record · Company-reported
What the source says
“Aurora has expanded driverless operations on the Dallas-to-Houston lane to now include nighttime driving.”
What it means
Aurora Driver, from Aurora Innovation, is at stage 4 of 5 on our ladder: paying customers. Its stage is set by other milestones on its record; this one adds to the history. 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 started regular driverless deliveries for customers between Dallas and Houston. Its first customers were Uber Freight and Hirschbach Motor Lines.