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Aurora demonstrates the Aurora Driver at its first-ever Investor and Analyst Days
At Aurora Illuminated, company showcases its progress, technical expertise, and path to commercialization PALMER, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Self-driving
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nAt Aurora Illuminated, company showcases its progress, technical expertise, and path to commercialization\n\n PALMER, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nSelf-driving company Aurora hosted Aurora Illuminated, an immersive experience this week for investors and analysts, showcasing the company’s progress, technical expertise, and path to commercialization. Held at the company’s South Dallas Terminal in Palmer, Texas, attendees saw how the Aurora Driver operates in the real world as they rode autonomously along Interstate 45, a major freight corridor, in Aurora’s autonomous trucks. (You can experience Aurora Illuminated here and view event videos and photos here.)\nThis press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210930005866/en/\n“This is an exciting time for Aurora. Through close collaboration with our partners, we are delivering on key milestones on our path to market in both trucking and ride-hailing,” said Aurora co-founder and CEO, Chris Urmson. “This week in Texas, attendees experienced the Aurora Driver first-hand with rides in our autonomous trucks – a culmination of our company’s technology, partnerships, and focus on safety.”\n\nEarlier this summer, Aurora announced its plan to merge with the special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Reinvent Technology Partners Y (NASDAQ: RTPY). The company expects to be listed on Nasdaq with the ticker symbol AUR before the end of the year.\n\n“We continue to be impressed with Aurora’s team and the progress they’re making with both their cutting-edge technology and their path to market,” said Michael Thompson, co-founder and CEO of Reinvent Technology Partners Y (RTPY). “Aurora Illuminated was an exciting showcase of how all of Aurora’s strengths come together to deliver the Aurora Driver and what we expect to be a scalable business.”\n\nIn addition to investors and analysts, the company invited automotive partners, customers, government officials, and its Safety Advisory Board to Aurora Illuminated.\n\nAurora-powered trucks autonomously hauling goods on Texas highways\n\nGuests rode in an autonomous Peterbilt 579 on a stretch of Interstate 45, driven by more than 8,500 conventional trucks a day. The route included onramps, offramps, and the surface roads leading up the entrance of the interstate. The route allowed the Aurora Driver...