Aurora, Continental, and NVIDIA announced a strategic partnership to deploy driverless trucks at scale, powered by the next-gen NVIDIA DRIVE Thor system-on-a-chip.

Aurora's partnership with NVIDIA has boosted sentiment but is unlikely to meaningfully alter the trajectory of its business. Learn more about AUR stock here.

Shares of Aurora Innovation jumped more than 30% Tuesday morning after the self-driving software company announced a partnership with tech giant Nvidia and manufacturer Continental to develop self-driving trucks.

Shares of autonomous trucking start-up Aurora Innovation (NASDAQ: AUR) were trading sharply higher on Tuesday morning, after the company announced a major deal with Nvidia and Continental to build thousands of self-driving trucks.

Aurora, Continental and Nvidia recently announced a partnership at CES to deploy and manufacture driverless trucks at scale. The post Aurora, Continental and Nvidia announce partnership at CES appeared first on FreightWaves.

Driverless trucks are expected to start hauling freight on Interstate 45 between the Dallas and Houston areas with 20 driverless trucks in the near term

Strip District-headquartered Aurora Innovation Inc. announced a long-term strategic partnership with manufacturer Continental and chipmaker Nvidia to build self-driving systems for trucks at scale.

Nvidia Drive Thor and DriveOS will be integrated into the Aurora Driver, an SAE L4 autonomous driving system that Continental plans to mass-manufacture in 2027.

Aurora (AUR) is jumping after announcing a long-term strategic partnership with auto supplier Continental (CTTAF) and Nvidia.