Uber Freight and self driving trucks startup Aurora partner for the long haul

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Uber Freight and Aurora Innovation have announced a multi-year collaboration that will see Aurora’s autonomous driving technology offered on the Uber Freight network through 2030.  The deal gives Aurora access to shipping customers as it prepares to launch its fully driverless commercial service later this year.

The goal is to give carriers an early path to purchase and onboard the Aurora Driver so that when the assets are available for purchase, carriers know how to use them and their systems are appropriately integrated.“We’re going to start by raising awareness, bringing fleets to the table, giving them a voice – especially the fleets on our network – and start designing what that needs to look like for them when [Aurora’s] ready to launch Driver-as-a-Service,” Hu said.

To get those customers lined up, Uber Freight and Aurora are launching this week a so-called Premier Autonomy program.

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Author / Journalist: Rebecca Bellan

Category: Technology

Markets: United StatesIndia

Topics: Autonomous Services Aurora Freight Uber Companies Network Trucks Technology Including Customers

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Published On: 2024-06-25 @ 11:00:00 (5 days ago)

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