Autonomous trucks, Aurora to triple current network in North America
With the capability to begin expansion across the Sun Belt, Aurora is preparing to launch its next-generation hardware kit on the patented International LT Series truck platform without a ride observer in Q2. The company expects to have more than 200 driverless trucks in operation by the end of the year.
Autonomous truck specialist Aurora (a partner of Volvo Autonomous Solutions) announced it is tripling its driverless network with the launch of its latest software release, which also provides the Aurora Driver with the capabilities to begin expanding across the Southern United States and serve customer endpoints in 2026.
Namely, the company’s latest software release is its fourth since deploying driverless trucks in April 2025. The first release validated initial driverless operations between Dallas and Houston, the second validated operations at night, and the third validated El Paso. Aurora expects its newest software to provide the Aurora Driver with the capabilities to navigate the diverse geography and climate of the southern United States.
Aurora is developing autonomous trucking software
Without mandatory rest breaks, the Aurora Driver can cut transit times nearly in half and offer carriers a level of efficiency and superhuman asset utilization that is impossible for traditional single-driver fleets. With Phoenix, Aurora is tripling its driverless network to move freight between: Dallas and Houston, Fort Worth and El Paso, El Paso and Phoenix, Fort Worth and Phoenix, and Dallas and Laredo.
With the capability to begin expansion across the Sun Belt, Aurora is preparing to launch its next-generation hardware kit on the patented International LT Series truck platform without a ride observer in Q2. The company expects to have more than 200 driverless trucks in operation by the end of the year.
