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Aurora Launches Second Driverless Freight Route, Targets 2026 Deployment at Scale

Remix Reality Newsroom

28 Oct 2025 — 1 min read

Source: Aurora

Aurora has launched a second driverless route from Fort Worth to El Paso, following its Dallas–Houston debut earlier this year.
The company now operates five autonomous trucks and plans to begin hauls without observers in 2026 using new hardware.

Aurora has opened a new 600-mile autonomous trucking route between Fort Worth and El Paso, expanding its commercial driverless operations in Texas. This follows the company’s first route between Dallas and Houston, launched six months prior. The company says this "marks the fastest scaling to a second market in the U.S. self-driving industry." The Fort Worth–El Paso corridor presents significant operational challenges, including its 10-hour length, making it a strategic addition to Aurora’s network.

The company’s self-driving system, the Aurora Driver, has now completed over 100,000 miles on public roads without a human driver. Five vehicles are currently operating in commercial service, regularly delivering customer freight. The company says it has achieved this while maintaining a perfect on-time and safety record.

Aurora has also unveiled its next-generation hardware, designed to cut overall system costs in half while increasing performance and durability. It includes FirstLight Lidar with a 1,000-meter detection range, double that of the previous version, and upgraded sensor cleaning to support consistent performance in poor weather. Built to last over a million miles, the hardware is currently produced by Fabrinet. It will be followed by a scalable version under development with AUMOVIO, which is expected to enable the deployment of tens of thousands of trucks when it enters production in 2027.

Aurora plans to begin freight operations without a partner-requested safety observer in the second quarter of 2026, using International LT Series trucks equipped with its next-generation hardware. The new fleet is currently undergoing testing at the company’s closed track, with customer demand already confirmed for the upcoming driverless capacity.

🌀 Tom’s Take:

Aurora’s proven safety record and next-gen hardware are aligning at the right moment, setting the stage for meaningful driverless scaling in 2026.

Source: Aurora

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