Aurora Innovation, Inc. and Volvo Autonomous Solutions (VAS) announced the expansion of their autonomous freight network with a new 200-mile route between Dallas and Oklahoma City. The expansion marks a significant milestone as VAS begins hauling freight to customer facilities in Oklahoma City with the Volvo VNL Autonomous integrated with the Aurora Driver.
The Oklahoma City program currently supports trips five days a week in supervised autonomy. By logging hundreds of miles, the companies expect the solution to supports safer, quicker and more efficient movement of goods.
By operating directly to customer facilities, VAS can reduce the need for drayage moves and additional handoffs. Customers also benefit from Volvo’s extensive dealer network, robust service support and proven uptime capabilities, helping them adopt autonomous transport while maintaining efficiency.
“Expanding our operations into Oklahoma City and adding customer endpoints is an important step for scaling autonomous transport,” Volvo Autonomous Solutions Head of On-Road Solutions Sasko Cuklev said. “Running end-to-end requires a higher level of operational precision and integration and it further demonstrates how autonomous trucks can operate reliably in real logistics environments. Together with Aurora we are focused on expanding our network and accelerating the adoption of this new and exciting technology.”
Aurora reportedly mapped the Dallas-to-Oklahoma City interstate route and began autonomous hauls within weeks.
The companies revealed the purpose-built Volvo VNL Autonomous at the 2024 ACT Expo. Last year, line-side integration of the Aurora Driver with the Volvo VNL began at Volvo’s New River facility, the largest Volvo production facility in the world. Volvo plans to build hundreds of these trucks in 2027.
Supported by strong technical and commercial momentum, Aurora and VAS are now in the final validation phase for driverless operations.
