German automotive elements firm Continental AG and U.S.-based self-driving expertise agency Aurora Innovation mentioned on Thursday they might collectively design and develop autonomous techniques for the trucking business.
Investors and business executives have been involved about heavy investments going into self-driving expertise and the protracted timelines to develop it.
Continental, which is able to handle the lifecycle of the {hardware} kits it provides for the Aurora Driver expertise platform, mentioned it expects manufacturing to start in 2027.
The corporations additionally mentioned Aurora Horizon is predicted to be launched subsequent 12 months. The autonomous freight truck subscription service is predicated on the expertise that Continental will assist develop and construct.
Aurora Driver may even be out there for business fleet operators and freight carriers throughout the United States and is predicted to scale back prices of adopting autonomous driving expertise, the 2 corporations mentioned.
(Reporting by Akash Sriram in Bengaluru; Editing by Maju Samuel)
