Uber Freight, and Aurora Innovation have launched Premier Autonomy. This new program gives Uber Freight carriers an early access to over a billion miles of Aurora’s driverless mileage through 2030.
Uber Freight will deploy autonomous trucks to its network as part of this program to help carriers of all sizes improve their business efficiency and maximize their utilization. Uber Freight is also one of Aurora’s initial customers on the Dallas-to-Houston route. Driverless hauls are expected to start at the end 2024.
Lior Ron is the founder and CEO at Uber Freight. He said: “Uber Freight sees a tremendous opportunity for carriers of any size to democratize autonomous vehicles, enabling them drive more revenue, scale up their fleets, as well as strengthen their bottom line.” “Autonomous trucks make moving goods more efficient. This industry-first program helps facilitate and accelerate the use of autonomous trucks by our carriers. We’re proud of our partnership with Aurora to deliver this technology to carriers and usher in the new era of logistics.
Industry-first premier autonomy program
Premier Autonomy is a new program that will allow Uber Freight carriers begin driverless operations. The program provides carriers with a streamlined and early path to purchase the Aurora Driver and onboard it. Benefits include:
- Aurora Driver subscription for autonomous freight hauling
- Access to more than one billion driverless miles by 2030
- High utilization of autonomous trucks through a planned and seamless integration of the Aurora Driver in the Uber Freight platform
“With Uber Freight we can provide hundreds carriers Premier Autonomy with autonomous truck capacity they would not otherwise have.” “Working with carriers of all sizes will be one of many ways that we will transform the industry, and see thousands of autonomous trucks on the roads,” said Ossa Fischer, president of Aurora. It’s exciting and validated that companies like Uber Freight reserve our long-term capacities for their customers. We all see value in this offer.”
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Carriers of all sizes can benefit from a stronger bottom line
Premier Autonomy allows carriers of all sizes the use technology to enhance their operation.
A human-driven truck can move freight from Dallas, California to Los Angeles in two to three working days. Aurora claims that this trip can be completed in one day using the Aurora Driver. According to Aurora’s research, autonomous trucks can be 32% more efficient than traditional trucking. This is achieved by optimizing highway speed, reducing deadhead and idling miles, increasing vehicle usage and off-peak driving and programed eco-driving.
Uber Freight and Aurora have moved millions of pounds of freight since the pilot program began in 2020. This has allowed them to learn how to move goods efficiently.