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PublishedMay 7, 2026 at 2:24 PM
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Aurora’s Chris Urmson on why self-driving trucks are finally ready to scale
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Self-driving has been “almost here” for over a decade. But somewhere between DARPA challenges and a handful of driverless trucks hauling freight between Dallas and Houston, Aurora co-founder and CEO Chris Urmson’s story changed. The self-driving truck company started commercial driverless operations
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