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Inside Aurora’s autonomous trucking operation in Texas
  + stars: | 2023-08-06 | by ( Andrew Evers | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +1 min
Trucking is an integral part of the economy, representing over 70 percent of freight moved in the U.S. Yet, it is dogged by driver shortages, safety issues and supply chain challenges. With the Aurora Driver, you'll be able to do that in about 24 hours," says Aurora co-founder and CEO Chris Urmson. The company is training its system with safety drivers on routes between Dallas and Houston, and Dallas and El Paso. CNBC got an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at its self-driving operation outside of Dallas.
Persons: you'll, Chris Urmson, Schneider, Werner Organizations: Pittsburgh, Innovation, Aurora, Starsky Robotics, Freight, FedEx, CNBC Locations: California, Dallas, U.S, Aurora, Texas, Houston, El Paso
In this videoShare Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailThere's very little legal headway for our self-driving trucks, says Aurora CEO Chris UrmsonChris Urmson, Aurora CEO, joins 'Closing Bell Overtime' to talk quarterly cash raise, the future of self-driving trucks and more.
Persons: Chris Urmson Chris Urmson Locations: Aurora
Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailWe expect driverless trucks on the road by the end of 2024, says Aurora CEO Chris UrmsonChris Urmson, CEO of self-driving technology company Aurora, joins CNBC's Phil LeBeau and the 'Squawk Box' team to discuss the future of autonomous trucking.
Caitlin O'Hara/Bloomberg/Getty ImagesGeneral Motors bought a self-driving company in 2016. Big talk, smaller resultsUrmson, while leading Google’s self-driving car project before founding Aurora, talked of his preteen son never needing to get a driver’s license. A self-driving car, without a steering wheel or pedals, would have to be able to drive itself in literally every situation possible. “It’s really, really hard,” Waymo’s then-CEO John Krafcik said in 2018 of self-driving technology. Companies developing lidar, widely seen as a key component for self-driving vehicles, as well as self-driving companies, have seen their stocks plummet recently.
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