USX - Aurora and U.S. Express plan to collaborate on autonomous truck technology
Aurora Innovation (NASDAQ:AUR) and U.S. Xpress Enterprises Inc. (NYSE:USX) announced a collaboration to explore the deployment of the Aurora Driver within U.S. Xpress operations As part of the collaboration, Aurora plans to identify where autonomous technology may have the greatest impact for U.S. Xpress. The companies plan to identify optimal deployment strategies of Aurora Driver-powered trucks so they’re strategically positioned to address unmet demand and improve operational efficiency and productivity. Aurora and U.S. Xpress also will explore application programming interface integrations into USX's platform to enhance dispatching and dynamic routing upon the launch of Aurora Horizon. Shares of Aurora Innovation (AUR) broke 1.55% higher in after-hours trading following the development.
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Aurora and U.S. Express plan to collaborate on autonomous truck technology