Aurora Expands Driverless Routes, Reaches 100,000 Miles

Aurora launched a second 600-mile driverless trucking lane from Fort Worth to El Paso, expanding beyond its Dallas–Houston route. The company says it has surpassed 100,000 driverless miles on public roads with five autonomous trucks and has maintained a perfect driverless on-time and safety record. Aurora plans to deploy hundreds of driverless trucks in 2026 using a next-generation Aurora Driver built by Fabrinet that will be integrated with multiple truck platforms and offers roughly double the sensing range (~1,000 m), improved durability and sensor cleaning, and about half the hardware cost. Customers on the El Paso lane include Hirschbach Motor Lines and Russell Transport. Aurora says the driverless service addresses staffing shortages, improves truck utilization by enabling around-the-clock operations, and will support further expansion including Phoenix.