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Aurora's Chris Urmson on why self-driving trucks are finally ready to scale
Aurora co-founder and CEO joins Equity to break down why self-driving trucks are finally ready to scale and what 24 years in autonomy has taught him about building for safety first.
TL;DR
- Self-driving truck company Aurora has moved from initial commercial operations to scaling up to hundreds of trucks this year.
- Aurora co-founder and CEO Chris Urmson discussed the development of self-driving technology on the TechCrunch Equity podcast.
- The conversation covered the journey from lab to highway and the differences between physical AI and large language models (LLMs).
- Key discussion points included why long-haul trucking might be the first sector to crack the autonomy business case, the concept of 'verifiable AI', and Aurora's future plans.
- Urmson expressed excitement about certain companies in the autonomy space.