Aurora’s Driverless Trucks Prep for April Milestone
Aurora Plans to Pull Backup Human Driver
Aurora in January announced a long-term strategic partnership with Continental and Nvidia to deploy driverless trucks at scale. (Aurora and Volvo)
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As Aurora Innovation’s trucks practice their well-worn route from Dallas to Houston, all manner of highway headaches befall the computerized driver.
Human drivers run red lights; pedestrians jaywalk, sometimes at night and in the rain. Encountering and overcoming each of these scenarios has given the Pittsburgh-based autonomy leader confidence that they’re nearly ready to deploy.
Come April, Aurora plans to pull the backup human driver from behind the wheel of one of its trucks, signifying commercial deployment.
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