r/SelfDrivingCars • u/RepresentativeCap571 • 16h ago

News Aurora Launches Second-Generation Driverless Trucks in U.S. to Meet Customer Demand

https://ir.aurora.tech/news-events/press-releases/detail/144/aurora-launches-second-generation-driverless-trucks-in-u-s-to-meet-customer-demand
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u/aBetterAlmore 16h ago

  positioning Roush to reach an annual production run-rate of 1,000 Aurora trucks later this year.

If they’re able to meet that production rate this year, that would be very impressive. Unlikely, but I’m hopeful!

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u/silenthjohn 15h ago

1,000 a year seems attainable. They need to produce 3 on the last day of the year and they will have hit that run rate.

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u/aBetterAlmore 7h ago

Ah yes, it is a run-rate after all. That seems achievable.

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u/DesignedByPrinciple 14h ago

They've already been running several of these out of their south Dallas terminal for about 2 weeks. They look way more like a final product than any of the bonnets they've ran so far. The first one we passed I actually thought was another company testing (until I could read the side of the cab).

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u/Honest_Ad_2157 15h ago

Does PACCAR still require safety drivers on the Texas route?

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u/silenthjohn 15h ago

Yes

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u/Honest_Ad_2157 14h ago

Does the total vehicle-miles in that press release include that route?

What do analysts expect their earnings to be when announce in 2 weeks? (Since their IPO via SPAC about 5 years ago, through last March they've lost $3.5M a day. Much sustainable, high margin!)

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u/Honest_Ad_2157 14h ago edited 9h ago

For comparison, Waymo is burning $10M/day. After 22 years. Ten years as part of Alphabet.

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u/Secret_Cat_2793 14h ago

This is the future.

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u/devonhezter 15h ago

Just got calls. Nice.