GoKawiilAurora expands driverless truck fleet in Texas, targets 200 trucks by year-end
Aurora Innovation is running fully autonomous semi trucks without safety drivers on two of the busiest freight corridors in Texas, I-45 between Houston and Dallas and I-20 between Fort Worth and El Paso. The company currently operates 20 driverless trucks and plans to expand to 200 by the end of the year, betting on a pay-per-mile 'driver as a service' model for freight customers.
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Analysts project autonomous fleets could be far more profitable than human-driven ones, with Bank of America estimating costs near $0.85 per mile versus $1.30 for driver wages and benefits, while trucks could run up to 20 hours daily unconstrained by driver hour limits. If Aurora scales successfully, it could reshape freight economics and intensify pressure from a persistent truck driver shortage.
- Aurora runs 20 fully driverless trucks on Texas highways, aiming for 200 by year-end
- Autonomous fleets could be nearly 7.5x more profitable than human-driven ones, per Morgan Stanley
- Driverless trucks could operate up to 20 hours daily, unrestricted by federal driver-hour limits
Source: cnbc.com — Phil Lebeau Meghan Reeder, 2026-09-22
Published there as: “Autonomous trucking company Aurora looks to accelerate toward profitability”
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