Aurora’s autonomous trucks already operate without drivers in Texas and reignite debate on automation, logistics, and the future of truck drivers. Autonomous trucks are no longer a distant promise in the United States. Aurora Innovation began commercial operations in 2025 with Class 8 trucks without a safety driver in the cabin, transporting real cargo between Dallas and Houston, Texas, in one of the country’s most important logistics corridors. The company claims to have launched the first commercial Class 8 autonomous truck service in the United States, using the Aurora Driver system for paid deliveries. The model is concerning because it is not limited to selling trucks: Aurora wants to operate transportation as a service, charging per mile traveled. Aurora deployed Class 8 trucks without drivers to transport real cargo between Dallas and Houston The operation officially began in May 2025, after the company announced regular commercial deliveries without a human driver on the route between Dallas and Houston. The service uses heavy trucks equipped with sensors, cameras, radar, lidar, and Level 4 autonomous driving software. In practice, this means that the truck can operate on its own within specific conditions and routes, without requiring a person to hold the steering wheel as a supervisor. Aurora reported that it started the service with clients like Uber Freight and Hirschbach Motor Lines. - China implements basalt fibers tested on the Moon to contain the desert’s advance in 1 million hectares, and the program surprises scientists worldwide. - Scientists discover why 90% of people are right-handed and new research reveals surprising link between brain, legs, and human evolution - Red light combined with a common hospital dye destroyed one of the most dangerous superbugs in ICUs, resistant to all antibiotics, in an experiment by USP and the University of Texas, reducing the bacterial