- CEO
- Christopher Urmson
- Full Time Employees
- 1,800
- Sector
- Technology
- Industry
- Information Technology Services
- Address
- 190 S. Whisman Road Pittsburgh CA United States of America 15201
- IPO Date
- Nov 4, 2021
- Business
- Aurora Innovation, Inc. (Nasdaq: AUR) develops and commercializes self-driving technology for freight-hauling trucks and ride-hailing passenger vehicles. The company offers the Aurora Driver, a scalable platform that integrates self-driving hardware, including proprietary FirstLight lidar sensors capable of detecting objects over 450 meters ahead, software powered by verifiable AI, and data services to enable Level 4 autonomy across multiple vehicle types; it supports driver-as-a-service products for autonomous trucking and ride-hailing, with direct integration into major OEM truck platforms from partners such as PACCAR's Peterbilt and Volvo Trucks. Aurora operates primarily in the United States, focusing on the Sun Belt region with commercial driverless freight routes including Dallas-Houston, Fort Worth-El Paso, and expansions to Phoenix and Arizona; the company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Recent developments include the commercial launch of driverless trucking operations in Texas in May 2025 after a delay from 2024, scaling to dozens of trucks by year-end with over 50,000 driverless miles on public roads; strategic partnerships with Continental and NVIDIA for scalable hardware deployment, McLeod Software for shipment management, and ongoing collaborations with FedEx, Hirschbach, Ryder, Schneider, Uber Freight, and Werner; and a $820 million Series D funding round in 2025 to accelerate product development, engineering scale-up, and market expansion toward cash flow positivity by 2028.