WERN - Aurora and Werner collaborate launch pilot to autonomously haul freight
Aurora Innovation (AUR -6.2%) and Werner (WERN -1.0%) collaborated and announced a commercial pilot to test and safely deploy autonomous trucks on one of the most commercially active and critical stretches of highway in the country. The collaboration with Werner strategically broadens Aurora’s customer ecosystem to include multiple carrier types. To start this commercial pilot, Aurora brought two new terminal sites online to service this route and built the technological and operational infrastructure required to operate it. Kendra Phillips, former CTO of Ryder, was picked by Aurora to deliver and commercialize Aurora Horizon, its autonomous trucking product; Kendra brings 16 years of experience in the logistics industry, having worked across strategy, business, operations, product development, and service delivery. The company opened three new terminals in El Paso, Fort Worth, and Houston, a strategic development to rapidly bring Aurora Horizon online and deliver value to its customers today.
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Aurora and Werner collaborate, launch pilot to autonomously haul freight