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Aurora Announces Beta Release of the Aurora Driver in Commercial Pilot of Aurora Horizon
The Aurora Driver, now in beta, features cutting-edge hardware and fresh capabilities that enable safe autonomous driving while transporting goods on behalf
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nThe Aurora Driver, now in beta, features cutting-edge hardware and fresh capabilities that enable safe autonomous driving while transporting goods on behalf of Aurora customers.\n\n PALMER, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nAutonomous driving company Aurora has released its first commercial beta of the Aurora Driver, which consists of the hardware, software, and data services needed to safely operate an autonomous Aurora-powered vehicle. Aurora Driver Beta is currently hauling loads between Dallas and Houston, TX, in a commercial pilot of Aurora Horizon, a suite of subscription services that help carriers and fleet owners move goods more safely and efficiently.\nThis press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20211028005401/en/\nAurora is moving quickly toward the commercial launch of its Aurora Horizon product offering in 2023, and the release of Aurora Driver Beta marks an important milestone. It’s a demonstration of Aurora’s autonomous driving capabilities, a confirmation of its Driver-as-a-Service business model, the manifestation of years of hard work, and the foundation for future versions of its products.\n\nAurora has always invested up-front in the creation of core technologies built for rapid deployment and scale—an approach the company calls self-driving 2.0—and the development of Aurora Driver Beta has been no different. The commercial pilot with FedEx and PACCAR along a 400-mile freight corridor comes after just a few weeks of refining the Aurora Driver in simulation and testing on a 30-mile section of the I-45 between Dallas and Houston.\n\nThe Aurora Driver Beta release includes key updates that allow it to safely navigate a new commercial route and autonomously transport goods for customers. This release is the culmination of the company’s improved hardware and autonomy system equipped with the capabilities that allow its autonomous trucks to safely navigate highways and streets.\n\nPurpose-built hardware to see farther, process sensor data faster, and respond more accurately\n\nTrucks integrated with the Aurora Driver come equipped with Aurora’s proprietary FirstLight lidar, imaging radar, and high-resolution cameras. The Aurora Driver uses early sensor fusion to process data from all of its sensors at once, feeding its perception system a comprehensive view o...