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Leading Transportation Experts Join New Aurora Industry Advisory Council to Advance Self-Driving Technology
The development of self-driving trucks comes at a critical time as economy faces unprecedented supply chain crisis and driver shortages MOUNTAIN VIEW,
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nThe development of self-driving trucks comes at a critical time as economy faces unprecedented supply chain crisis and driver shortages\n\n MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nSelf-driving company Aurora announced the launch of its Industry Advisory Council, a group of advisors made up of transportation and logistics visionaries, academics, and government leaders. With decades of collective experience across trucking, transportation, and government, the Council will offer its expertise as Aurora develops and commercializes its self-driving technology. Specifically, the Council will advise on the company’s product offerings and go-to-market and regulatory strategies to help deliver value to all stakeholders in the logistics and transportation ecosystem across drivers, fleet owners, and local and federal governments.\n\nThe introduction of Aurora’s Industry Advisory Council is the company's latest step toward delivering its autonomous trucking product business at scale as it looks to improve the operational efficiency of moving goods and address driver shortages impacting the global supply chain. Early next month, Aurora also plans to merge with Reinvent Technology Partners Y (NASDAQ: RTPY), a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), and expects to be listed on Nasdaq with the ticker symbol AUR on November 4.\n\nAurora’s Industry Advisory Council includes:\n\n\nAndrew H. Card, Former White House Chief of Staff and Secretary of Transportation\n\n\nRichard Stocking, Former President & CEO, Swift Transportation; CEO & Principal, DPX Consulting\n\n\nCraig Dickman, Former President, CEO & Director of Paper Transport; Founder & Chairman, Breakthrough Fuel; Managing Director, TitletownTech\n\n\nJohn Esparza, President & CEO, Texas Trucking Association\n\n\nJohn Larkin, Former Managing Director of Transportation & Logistics at Stifel; Strategic Advisor & Advisory Board Chair, Clarendon Capital\n\n\nSteve Viscelli, Author of The Big Rig: Trucking and the Decline of the American Dream; Faculty Fellow and Lecturer at the University of Pennsylvania\n\n\nHere is more from the members on the importance of autonomous vehicle technology and why they joined the Aurora Industry Advisory Council:\n\nRichard Stocking said, “It’s important for carriers and drivers to have a voice in how this technology is developed and utilized and Aurora i...