Aurora, a company specializing in autonomous technology for freight transport, presented its innovations at the annual Intelligent Transportation Society of New Mexico conference held on October 15 at Marriott Uptown. The event was supported by the Greater Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce.
At the conference, Aurora showcased a semi-truck equipped with radar, lidar, cameras, microphones, and artificial intelligence systems. Company representatives explained how these technologies are used to safely operate self-driving vehicles. They also discussed new job opportunities related to maintaining and supporting fleets that use the Aurora Driver system. According to Aurora, integrating autonomous trucks into supply chains can supplement human-driven fleets and reduce road accidents.
The company highlighted several recent milestones. These include continued progress in accumulating driverless miles, expanding operational routes, developing next-generation hardware, and integrating new platforms. Aurora has launched a second 600-mile driverless route from Fort Worth to El Paso just six months after establishing its Dallas to Houston route. The company reported that its fleet surpassed 100,000 driverless miles on public roads using five driverless trucks delivering customer freight with a perfect on-time and safety record. Customers on the El Paso route include Hirschbach Motor Lines and Russell Transport.
Aurora emphasized its commitment to transparency by maintaining “Aurora Driver Live,” a publicly available livestream showing real-time operations of its self-driving trucks. The livestream is accessible Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Central Time.
"Aurora provides autonomous technology for freight haulers and had a fully equipped semi on site to display the radar, lidar, cameras, microphones and artificial intelligence involved in safely deploying this transformational self-driving technology."
"Aurora representatives also explained the numerous new job opportunities that will come in providing and maintaining an Aurora Driver fleet and that will enable a strong supply chain where autonomy supplements human-driven fleets, and where accidents on a road are a rarity."
