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Leading Carrier Selects Aurora to Scale Autonomous Fleet to 500 Trucks
PITTSBURGH & DUBUQUE, Iowa, April 30, 2026--Aurora and Hirschbach have announced a MOU for the carrier to acquire 500 Aurora Driver-powered trucks with delivery starting in 2027.
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