Aurora's autonomous trucks achieved a milestone by completing their first fully driverless delivery on Texas's Interstate 45, with no human in the driver's seat. Aurora CEO Chris Urmson, who described his role as merely a passenger, noted this event as a watershed moment for the company. The two trucks have already logged 1,200 driverless miles and plan to expand their fleet significantly. Despite this breakthrough, questions about the reliability of fully driverless vehicles arose shortly after the launch, indicating that challenges remain.
At least, not unless your idea of supervision is a man lounged in the back of the truck's cabin, watching YouTube videos on his phone.
I may be in the truck, but I'm just a passenger,” wrote Aurora CEO Chris Urmson about his backseat experience.
Already, Aurora's two driverless trucks in operation have logged more than 1,200 driverless miles performing real deliveries along I-45.
We have something like 2.7 million tests that we run the system through,” Urmson told the NYT.
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