Aurora Innovation, Inc. (NASDAQ: AUR), a leader in autonomous
trucking technology, today announced the opening of its new 78,000
square-foot office and testing facility in Bozeman, Montana.
Located on Montana State University’s Innovation Campus, the space
builds upon the university’s 30-year history of producing
industry-leading photonics engineers and innovations.
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Aurora's new 78,000 square-foot office
and testing facility in Bozeman, Montana includes advanced research
and development labs, a world-class manufacturing area with a
cleanroom, a garage for vehicle testing, and modern office and
collaboration spaces. (Credit: Aurora)
Inaugurated today with a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by
state elected officials, regulators, and community leaders,
Aurora’s facility is designed to support the continued development
and testing of its proprietary FirstLight Lidar technology. The
state-of-the-art space includes advanced research and development
labs, a world-class manufacturing area with a cleanroom, a garage
for vehicle testing, and modern office and collaboration spaces for
Aurora’s growing Bozeman team. This investment highlights Aurora’s
commitment to innovation and its partnership with the local
community.
“Our state is made stronger when companies like Aurora choose to
expand their business in Montana,” said Montana Governor Gianforte.
“From their investments in the Bozeman community, to inspiring the
next generation of innovators, Montana is seeing rapid growth in
industries like photonics thanks to job creators like Aurora.”
Driving Montana’s Photonics Industry Forward
Aurora’s ribbon cutting ceremony brought together leaders from
Montana’s regulatory bodies, including the departments of
transportation and commerce and featured remarks by Montana
Governor Gianforte, Bozeman Mayor Terry Cunningham, Montana State
University Vice President Alison Harmon, and Aurora co-founder and
CEO Chris Urmson. Attendees were given a showcase of the lab space
and testing facilities where Aurora is designing the future of
freight transportation.
“The grand opening of Aurora’s Bozeman facility is wonderful
news for Montana,” said U.S. Senator Steve Daines (R-MT).
“Investing in cutting-edge technology and the photonics sector will
provide new jobs and an increasingly talented workforce in our
state. I look forward to seeing the opportunities and progress that
will come from this exciting development.”
"We're delighted to see Aurora's commitment to Bozeman,” said
Bozeman Mayor Terry Cunningham. “This ribbon-cutting event is also
an affirmation of the collaborative approach that the City of
Bozeman, the State of Montana, Montana State University and our
business community take to foster an environment where innovative,
high-tech businesses like Aurora can grow and thrive."
Investing in Lidar Development
In 2019, Aurora acquired Blackmore, a leading lidar company
based in Bozeman. Less than a year later, with Blackmore’s
expertise in lidar architecture and digital signal processing,
Aurora launched the first generation of FirstLight Lidar – its
proprietary lidar sensor that can detect objects at more than 450
meters away, unlocking highway driving capabilities for autonomous
trucks.
“From early on, we knew Montana’s photonics leadership would be
invaluable for bringing safe, scalable self-driving technology to
the world,” said Chris Urmson, co-founder and CEO at Aurora. “Our
new Bozeman office deepens our commitment to the region and
strengthens our ability to expand our fleet of autonomous
trucks.”
Aurora’s leadership in lidar development is driving the
autonomous trucking industry forward in Montana and beyond. On a
daily basis, Aurora’s fleet of autonomous trucks, equipped with
FirstLight Lidar, haul commercial freight on public roads in Texas.
The company expects to commercially launch its autonomous trucking
product in Texas in April 2025.
About Aurora
Aurora (Nasdaq: AUR) is delivering the benefits of self-driving
technology safely, quickly, and broadly to make transportation
safer, increasingly accessible, and more reliable and efficient
than ever before. The Aurora Driver is a self-driving system
designed to operate multiple vehicle types, from freight-hauling
trucks to ride-hailing passenger vehicles, and underpins Aurora’s
driver-as-a-service products for trucking and ride-hailing. Aurora
is working with industry leaders across the transportation
ecosystem, including Continental, FedEx, Hirschbach, PACCAR, Ryder,
Schneider, Toyota, Uber, Uber Freight, Volvo Trucks, Volvo
Autonomous Solutions, and Werner. To learn more, visit
aurora.tech.
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historical fact should be considered forward-looking statements,
including but not limited to, the prospects of the development,
manufacturing, scaling (including, but not limited to, the opening
of new lanes) and commercialization of the Aurora Driver and
related services and technology (including relationships with
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and Aurora’s cash management. These statements are based on
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results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements in
this press release, please see the risks and uncertainties
identified under the heading “Risk Factors” section of Aurora
Innovation, Inc.’s (“Aurora”) Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 2023, filed with the SEC on February 15,
2024, as amended by the Form 10-K/A filed with the SEC on May 24,
2024, and other documents filed by Aurora from time to time with
the SEC, and other documents filed by Aurora from time to time with
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only as of the date of this press release. Aurora undertakes no
obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect future
events or circumstances.
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