Aurora autonomous truck: three months to commercial launch

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The self-driving pioneer has shared an update on its Autonomy Readiness Measure and roadmap to commercialisation. By Megan Lampinen

How safe is safe enough when it comes to autonomous driving? That’s the key question underpinning what could prove a revolution in transportation. While autonomous driving systems are designed to eliminate human error—they are never drunk, drowsy, or distracted—the public remains hesitant to hand over responsibility to a computer. Put that computer in a heavy truck and run it at highway speeds and people are even more cautious.

Pittsburgh-based Aurora has been tracking progress on the safety of its own Aurora Driver system using an in-house Autonomy Readiness Measure, and it currently stands at 97%.

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Aurora autonomous truck: three months to commercial launch



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