Aurora Announces First Quarter 2026 Results Key Terms driverless trucks technical Driver as a Service (DaaS) financial “We are hitting a new gear - we are on the cusp of launching a new platform and are on track to put hundreds of driverless trucks on the road this year,” said Chris Urmson, co-founder and CEO of Aurora. “We're also seeing incredible customer momentum with early adopters like Hirschbach planning for 500 Aurora Driver-powered trucks. The industry sees the value of the Aurora Driver and what it can do for their businesses." Business Highlights - Next-Gen Hardware at Scale: Aurora remains on track to launch its second-generation hardware kit on the International® LT® Series vehicle, enabling driverless operations without a partner-requested observer in Q2. Aurora’s next-generation hardware is built to last for a million miles while reducing overall cost by more than half. Aurora anticipates deploying more than 200 driverless trucks by the end of the year. - Scaling Driver as a Service: Aurora continues to see significant commercial demand. Notably, Hirschbach has plans to scale their autonomous fleet, with intent to own and operate 500 trucks through Aurora’s Driver as a Service (DaaS) business model. This represents a potential multi-year revenue stream in the hundreds of millions of dollars, with truck delivery slated to begin in 2027. - Blue-Chip Customer Adoption: Aurora recently started driverless hauls for McLane Company, Inc., a Berkshire Hathaway subsidiary. Aurora now has seven customers within its driverless cohort. - Rapid Route Expansion: Aurora validated driverless operations on the bidirectional routes between Dallas andLaredo within just six weeks of initiating supervised autonomous runs. Aurora has also opened a new bi-directional route betweenDallas andOklahoma City , where the Aurora Driver is powering supervised autonomy for a key Volvo Autonomous Solutions customer. The company will host a business