At the ACT Expo in Las Vegas, a truck was produced by Volvo and loaded with autonomous driving technologies from Aurora Innovation. According to the statements received, Aurora will order these Volvo vehicles to transport loads in its fleet in the summer of this year. Trucks are one to the human operator but most of the time you will be driving on autopilot.

Volvo VNL autonomous vehicles will follow later this year Pilot programs are announced by Aurora will participate. It is also mentioned that Volvo has already started production of these vehicles. It is known that Aurora wants to put autonomous truck fleets into use at the end of this year.

Aurora isn’t giving up on autonomous truck fleets

Aurora’s efforts show that autonomous truck projects have not been completely abandoned. Last year, when the Waymo Via autonomous truck project ended, TuSimple announced it was withdrawing from the US market to focus on the Asian market. Last January, Aurora also announced this to its employees 3 percent He announced that he would terminate his employment.

The partnership between Volvo and Aurora is in March 2021 It started with the signed agreement. Aurora began working with companies such as FedEx, Ryder, Schneider and Uber Freight. In January, Continental and Aurora completed work on the autonomous vehicle kit and the secondary computer that takes control in the event of a failure, successfully completing the $300 million project. Although Continental’s equipment will not be used until 2027, the Volvo VNL vehicles will also feature safety measures.