"With this new update, Aurora will begin operating trips between Fort Worth and Phoenix, which takes more than 15 hours to complete. Legally, human truck drivers are restricted to 11 hours of driving a day, within a 14-hour duty limit, before they are required to take a break. An autonomous truck is not subject to these same restrictions. Additional routes include: Dallas and Houston; Fort Worth and El Paso; El Paso and Phoenix; Fort Worth and Phoenix; and Dallas and Laredo."
"Currently, Aurora has five autonomous trucks without safety monitors driving routes between Dallas, Houston, Fort Worth, and El Paso. The company has issued three previous software updates: the first to authorize driverless trips between Dallas and Houston; the second to authorize driving at night; and the third to expand its network to include routes to El Paso."
Aurora, founded by former members of Google's self-driving team, is expanding its autonomous trucking network across the Southern United States. The company currently operates five driverless trucks without safety monitors on routes between Dallas, Houston, Fort Worth, and El Paso. Three prior software updates enabled driverless Dallas–Houston trips, nighttime driving, and service to El Paso. A new update triples the network to 10 routes and adds long-haul runs such as Fort Worth to Phoenix, a trip exceeding 15 hours. Autonomous vehicles are not subject to human drivers' 11-hour/14-hour duty restrictions. The company is also using AI to build new maps for its system.
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