Aurora Innovation with PACCAR · self-driving truck
Aurora Driver first-generation truck
PACCAR Peterbilt / Kenworth
Class 8 PACCAR tractors fitted with Aurora's first-generation self-driving kit, used for Aurora's paid freight runs in Texas and the Southwest. Since May 2025 a PACCAR-requested observer sits in the cab, though the Aurora Driver does the driving.
- Price
- —service only, not sold
- Autonomy
- Level 4No driver needed in its area
- Driverless
- Not yetSince 2025-04-27
- Fleet
- 10Reported; details below
- Speed
- —Not published
- Range
- —Not published
Why it matters
Aurora says these trucks made the first regular commercial driverless heavy-truck deliveries on US public roads, starting 27 April 2025 between Dallas and Houston.
Real-world use
Hauled paid loads for Hirschbach and Uber Freight on I-45 from April 2025, later adding Fort Worth-El Paso and El Paso-Phoenix lanes; Aurora said it had 10 driverless trucks in December 2025, then cut this fleet in early 2026 to make way for its second-generation trucks.
Timeline
- Released
- 2025-04-27
Maker
Aurora Innovation with PACCARCompanyHow it drives
Fleet and city figures move fast; each carries its date and who reported it.
- Driverless status
- Safety driver on board
- Where it runs
- Dallas-Houston (I-45), Fort Worth-El Paso, El Paso-Phoenix, Texas and Arizona
- Driverless since
- 2025-04-27
- Fleet
- 10 trucks in December 2025, reduced in early 2026 (Aurora Q4 2025 shareholder letter, Feb 2026)
- Rides, miles or loads
- Over 1,200 driverless miles at launch (Aurora, May 2025)
- SAE level
- Level 4: drives itself with no one at the controls inside its approved area
Public attention
How much public attention Aurora Driver first-generation truck (PACCAR Peterbilt / Kenworth) gets, from open data.
- No Wikipedia article of its own yet
- No recent press stories listed yet
- about 10 units or vehicles reported by the maker or press (may be a company-wide total)
- 4 reported deployments
Measures how much people read and write about a robot, not how good it is. Measured 2026-10-14; same method for every robot. How it is measured
What’s inside
No component details published yet.
- Movement
- Wheeled base
- How it runs
- Supervised. Works by itself while a person watches and steps in.
Lineage
Every Aurora Innovation with PACCAR vehicle in order.
Made, sold and where
No production or sales figures published yet.
- Price
- Not publishedservice only, not sold
- How to get one
- No official buying page found
Where it works
4 reported deployments.
- Deployed
Aurora with Uber Freight and Hirschbach Motor Lines · Aurora 'South Dallas' terminal, Palmer · Dallas · since 2025
Aurora runs driverless commercial freight on I-45 between Dallas and Houston from its South Dallas terminal in Palmer; launch customers were Uber Freight and Hirschbach. 10 of Aurora's 30 trucks were driverless network-wide (TechCrunch, Feb 2026) Dallas Innovates
- Deployed
Aurora with Uber Freight and Hirschbach Motor Lines · Houston · since 2025
Houston is the southern end of Aurora's driverless Dallas-Houston lane on I-45; Uber Freight and Hirschbach were the launch customers. Dallas Innovates
- Deployed
Aurora with Hirschbach Motor Lines and Russell Transport · Fort Worth · since 2025-10
Aurora runs driverless freight from Fort Worth to El Paso (about 600 miles) and, from early 2026, nonstop Fort Worth to Phoenix (about 1,000 miles). five driverless trucks regularly delivering freight in Texas (Aurora, Oct 2025) Dallas Innovates
- Deployed
Aurora · El Paso · since 2026
Aurora lists El Paso-Phoenix among its driverless freight routes across Texas, New Mexico and Arizona (Feb 2026). TechCrunch
Side by side with its peers
Picked by the same rules for every robot: another maker’s robot that moves the same way, is at the same stage and does at least one of the same main jobs, first shown within two years. Closer size and price rank higher. How we choose
| Measure | Aurora Driver first-generation truck (PACCAR Peterbilt / Kenworth)Aurora Innovation with PACCAR |  Bot Auto autonomous truck (retrofitted Freightliner)Bot AutoSame jobs: freight, long-haul trucking · Both on wheels · Both on sale or in pilots |  Volvo VNL Autonomous powered by the Waabi DriverWaabi with Volvo Autonomous SolutionsSame jobs: freight, long-haul trucking · Both on wheels · Both on sale or in pilots |  International LT with PlusAI SuperDrivePlusAI with International Motors (TRATON)Same jobs: freight, long-haul trucking · Both on wheels · Both on sale or in pilots |
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| First shown | 2025-05-01 | 2025-09 | 2025-10 | 2025-11 |
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Sources
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