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Driverless 18-wheelers may reach your street sooner than you think

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  • Commercial trucking industry needs 1 million truck drivers over next decade

    80% confidence

  • Aurora intends to remain independent publicly traded company rather than being acquired

    80% confidence

  • Automated vehicles will create 450,000 new jobs in America over next 15 years

    80% confidence

  • Think big and consider what actually could be done rather than what could be made to happen in the near term

    80% confidence

  • 50,000 Americans die annually in traffic accidents

    80% confidence

  • Aurora has driven 100,000+ miles driverlessly to date

    80% confidence

  • Aurora conducted 4.5 million tests before driverless road deployment

    80% confidence

  • Aurora's mission is to deliver benefits of self-driving technology safely, quickly, and broadly

    80% confidence

  • Aurora advocates for federal framework but it is not required for operations

    80% confidence

  • The Aurora Driver is always attentive, never gets distracted, never calls in sick

    80% confidence

  • FirstLight LIDAR sees 11 seconds further than conventional LIDAR

    80% confidence

  • Companies not using autonomous technology in 5 years will probably not be competitive

    80% confidence

  • Aurora's mission differs from OEM missions, focusing on self-driving technology benefits

    80% confidence

  • In 10 years, trucks will look quite a bit different with cab redesign or elimination

    80% confidence

  • A lot of freight will be moved by automated vehicles over next couple decades

    80% confidence

  • In 50 years, people will question why humans were allowed to drive

    80% confidence

  • Aurora's target market represents a $1 trillion market opportunity

    80% confidence

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