Self-driving vehicle software developing company Aurora has partnered with trucking company U.S. Xpress to develop driverless truck networks.
According to the agreement, the companies will determine the best deployment tactics for Aurora Driver-powered vehicles to meet the demand while improving operational efficiency and productivity.
Aurora is developing Aurora Horizon, a service that comprises a fully automated driving system and a suite of fleet management tools and services. The newly announced partnership will allow Aurora to further refine its autonomous Driver-as-a-Service product, Aurora Horizon, enabling the companies to initiate the commercialization of the product.
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Aurora, which has been in business for six years, has previously formed partnerships with multiple vehicle manufacturing companies, including truck makers PACCAR, Volvo Truck, and others like FedEx Corp and Uber Technologies’ Uber Freight.
The new strategic partnership will enable the companies to identify the sectors and areas where autonomous technology can make the most difference, leveraging Aurora and U.S. Xpress’ expertise in the subject.
CEO and President of U.S. Xpress, Eric Fuller, said, “Professional truck drivers will always have a place with our company, while autonomous trucks will supplement and help provide much-needed capacity to the supply chain.”
He further added that Aurora is creating new technology for the future of trucking, which is the reason they are cooperating early to ensure they are the first to market with self-driving trucks.
Additionally, Aurora and U.S. Xpress will also integrate application programming interfaces (APIs) into Variant’s platform to improve dispatching and dynamic routing following the launch of Aurora Horizon.
United States-based autonomous driving software developing firm Aurora was founded by Chris Urmson, J. Andrew Bagnell, and Sterling Anderson in 2017.The company specializes in providing a platform that brings software and data services to operate passenger vehicles.
“Aurora carefully designs its industry collaborations to enhance the value and maximize the impact our product can deliver for our partners’ businesses,” said Co-founder and Chief Product Officer of Aurora, Sterling Anderson.
He also mentioned that they are pleased to work with U.S. Xpress to provide the benefits of this game-changing technology for their company and customers.
