DALLAS, TX - A collaboration of epic proportions is taking place in the transportation segment. Uber Freight has partnered with Aurora Innovation to launch Premier Autonomy, which provides early access to over 1 billion of Aurora’s driverless miles to Uber Freight carriers through 2030. The program furthers their commitment to integrate and deploy autonomous trucks on the Uber Freight network. Uber Freight will be one of Aurora's first customers on its Dallas-to-Houston route, with driverless hauls at the end of 2024.
“Uber Freight and Aurora see a tremendous opportunity to democratize autonomous trucks for carriers of all sizes, enabling them to drive more revenue, scale their fleets, and strengthen their bottom lines,” said Lior Ron, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Uber Freight. “Autonomous trucks will make moving goods more efficient, and this industry-first program will help facilitate and accelerate the adoption of autonomous trucks with our carriers. We’re proud to work alongside the amazing team at Aurora to bring this technology into the hands of carriers and ultimately usher in a new era of logistics.”
Premier Autonomy will pave the way for Uber Freight carriers to begin driverless operations in the years to come. The program offers carriers an early and streamlined path to purchase and onboard the Aurora Driver.
Today, a human-driven truck takes two to three days to move freight from Dallas to Los Angeles. With the Aurora Driver, that trip has the potential to be completed in a single day. A press release noted that Aurora’s research indicates autonomous trucks could be up to 32 percent more energy efficient than traditional trucking.
“With Uber Freight, we can provide hundreds of carriers priority access to autonomous truck capacity that they wouldn’t otherwise have. Working with carriers of all sizes is one of the many ways we will transform the industry and see thousands of driverless trucks on the road,” said Ossa Fisher, President of Aurora. “It’s exciting and validating that companies like Uber Freight are reserving our long-term capacity for their customers. We all see collective value in this offering.”
For carriers interested in the Premier Autonomy Program click here; for more from the press release, click here.
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