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Autonomous Trucking in Operation: Driverless Lanes, Miles, Observers and Customers

15 autonomous trucking programs: driverless launches, routes, miles, whether a person rides in the cab, customers, permits, hiring and exits; 70 facts, each linked to its source.

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26 Jun 2023 to 18 Oct 2026
Dated by when each event occurred
Calculated
18 Oct 2026, 20:07 UTC
Sources last checked 18 Oct 2026
Where it comes from
Companies' posts and SEC filings, state regulators and major trade outlets, each linked with a verbatim quote kept in the dataset.
Method
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What the data shows

  1. 1

    Aurora Driver is the most documented of the 15 autonomous trucking programs (19 sourced facts).

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  2. 2

    Kodiak Driver (Kodiak AI) states the most miles on record: 3,500,000.

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  3. 3

    10 statements on whether a person still rides in the cab, from 8 programs.

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  4. 4

    The most recent fact on record (14 Oct 2026): Waabi and carrier Warrior Logistics partnered on autonomous trucking in Texas; Waabi said their routes since starting commercial operations in 2026 had 100% on-time pickup and delivery and zero safety incidents.

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Autonomous trucking programs and how far they run without a driver

Which autonomous trucks run without a driver, on which lanes, for whom, and is a person still in the cab?

ProgramDriverless statusSourced facts
Aurora DriverAurora InnovationAurora launched its second-generation driverless trucks, built on the International LT Series, with no person behind the wheel.
19
Kodiak DriverKodiak AIAs of the end of the second quarter of 2026, Kodiak's technology ran in 35 unsupervised driverless trucks with no humans in the cab, owned and operated by Atlas Energy Solutions in the Permian Basin.
12
Gatik DriverGatikn/a
5
California heavy-duty autonomous vehicle regulationsHeavy Duty Trucking (truckinginfo.com)n/a
4
Pony.ai RobotruckPony AI Inc. (SEC Form 20-F)n/a
4
Torc virtual driverAutocar ProfessionalDaimler Truck said Torc aims to run a truck on public roads with no safety driver in the cab before the end of 2026, ahead of first commercial autonomous freight in 2027 (a target, not yet a launch).
4
Volvo VNL AutonomousAurora InnovationAurora said Volvo Autonomous Solutions plans to begin driverless operations on the Volvo VNL Autonomous in the first quarter of 2027 (a plan, not yet a launch).
4
Bot Auto autonomous trucksFreightWavesBot Auto said it completed its first fully humanless commercial truckload, 231 miles overnight on I-45 from Houston to Hutchins near Dallas, with no safety driver, in-cab observer or remote operator.
3
Einride cab-less autonomous truckEinriden/a
3
Inceptio Autonomous Driving SystemInceptio Technologyn/a
3
Embark TrucksEmbark Technology (SEC Form 8-K)n/a
2
SuperDrivePlusAIn/a
2
TuSimple U.S. autonomous truckingTuSimple Holdings (SEC Form 8-K)n/a
2
Waabi DriverWaabin/a
2
Texas automated vehicle authorization (SB 2807)Texas Department of Motor Vehiclesn/a
1

Base: 15 autonomous trucking programs, 70 facts, each linked to the page that states it (reviewed 18 Oct 2026).

Routes, miles and customers are as each company states them.

Credit: compiled by RobotTraining.jobs Research, Autonomous Trucking in Operation: Driverless Lanes, Miles, Observers and Customers, checked 18 Oct 2026.

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Figure 2

Programs by stated autonomous miles

Which autonomous trucking programs have driven the most miles?

ProgramMiles
Kodiak DriverKodiak AI
3,500,000
Aurora DriverAurora Innovation
500,000
Gatik DriverGatik
10,000

Base: 3 autonomous trucking programs with a stated figure; each row is the largest one on record for it.

The largest stated total for each program; some count only driverless miles, others all autonomous miles. Totals in kilometres or hours are left out.

Credit: compiled by RobotTraining.jobs Research, Autonomous Trucking in Operation: Driverless Lanes, Miles, Observers and Customers, checked 18 Oct 2026.

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Who rides in the cab

Do autonomous trucks still carry a safety driver or observer?

ProgramAs stated
Einride cab-less autonomous truckEinrideTwo Einride cab-less driverless electric trucks run daily freight for EASE Logistics in Marysville, Ohio, on company property and local public roads, with nobody in the cab and a remote operator monitoring each truck off-site.
Waabi DriverWaabiVolvo Autonomous Solutions and Waabi began autonomous hauls for Warp on the Dallas to Houston corridor, their first customer operation, with an observer in the driver's seat.
Kodiak DriverKodiak AIIn Kodiak's driverless launch program on its Lancaster, Texas to Houston lane, the safety observer still rides aboard but never touched the wheel on end-to-end deliveries.
Aurora DriverTransport TopicsAurora said its second-generation trucks are truly driverless, though a roadside assistance specialist, not an observer, may sometimes sit in the back seat on longer routes.
Volvo VNL AutonomousVolvo Autonomous Solutions (via Aurora Innovation)In its first commercial loads for DSV between Dallas and Houston, Volvo Autonomous Solutions keeps a safety driver in the vehicle, in line with Volvo's current operating mode.
Pony.ai RobotruckPony AI Inc. (SEC Form 20-F)Cyantron, Pony.ai's freight joint venture with Sinotrans, ran Level 2++ and Level 4 robotrucks with safety drivers.
Gatik DriverGatikGatik said its freight-only box trucks make daily deliveries on public roads for Fortune 50 retailers in Texas, Arkansas and Arizona with no driver or safety observer on board.
Aurora DriverAurora InnovationAurora said that once the safety case for its new trucks was closed it planned to haul freight without the partner-requested observer from the second quarter of 2026.
Aurora DriverTrucking DiveWeeks after launch, Aurora moved its human observer from the back of the cab into the driver's seat at the request of truck maker Paccar, citing prototype parts in the base vehicle; the observer does not operate the truck.
Inceptio Autonomous Driving SystemInceptio TechnologyInceptio's trucks are L3 and L2+ systems with a driver aboard: 1,864 drivers used them in daily operations over the first 100 million kilometers.

Base: 10 facts from 8 autonomous trucking programs.

These are the truck operator jobs this site lists.

Credit: compiled by RobotTraining.jobs Research, Autonomous Trucking in Operation: Driverless Lanes, Miles, Observers and Customers, checked 18 Oct 2026.

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Figure 4

Freight customers and routes

Who ships freight on autonomous trucks, and on which lanes?

ProgramAs stated
Waabi DriverWaabiWaabi and carrier Warrior Logistics partnered on autonomous trucking in Texas; Waabi said their routes since starting commercial operations in 2026 had 100% on-time pickup and delivery and zero safety incidents.
Kodiak DriverKodiak AIKodiak's first driver-out long-haul leg, for launch partner IKEA, is to cover 219 miles mostly on Interstate 45 between its Houston and Dallas-area facilities, targeted for late 2026.
Kodiak DriverKodiak AIOver four years Kodiak delivered more than 1,300 loads and logged more than 750,000 miles carrying IKEA goods autonomously with a safety observer aboard.
Aurora DriverAurora InnovationAurora said it was fully allocated to end 2026 with 200 driverless trucks in operation under Transport as a Service agreements.
Kodiak DriverKodiak AIKodiak's pilot with DTL Transport, started September 22, 2026, hauls perishable goods about 225 miles between Fresno and a Los Angeles distribution center, with a human safety driver behind the wheel.
Kodiak DriverKodiak AIKodiak and Charger USA run autonomous freight on the 435-mile lane between Dallas and Laredo, Texas, first delivery September 8, 2026, with a safety driver behind the wheel until Kodiak completes its safety case.
Gatik DriverGatikGatik reported more than $600 million in contracted revenue and 85,000 fully driverless orders completed, with dozens of driverless trucks operating across North America.
SuperDrivePlusAIPlusAI launched a commercial autonomous fleet trial with International and Ryder on the I-35 corridor in Texas, and targets commercial deployment of factory-built autonomous trucks in 2027.
Kodiak DriverKodiak AIAtlas Energy Solutions and Kodiak agreed a delivery timetable to grow Atlas's Kodiak-enabled fleet from 28 driverless trucks (March 31, 2026) to 100 autonomous trucks by mid-2027.
Gatik DriverGatikPepsiCo signed a multi-year agreement with Gatik for driverless freight in North America; Gatik already runs driverless trucks for PepsiCo in Texas, Arizona and Arkansas.
Volvo VNL AutonomousVolvo Autonomous Solutions (via Aurora Innovation)DSV started autonomous freight operations in Texas with Volvo Autonomous Solutions, hauling its first commercial truckload with the Volvo VNL Autonomous.
Aurora DriverAurora InnovationAfter a pilot in which Aurora hauled 1,400 loads for McLane, the Berkshire Hathaway distributor approved driverless operations between Dallas and Houston.
Volvo VNL AutonomousAurora InnovationVolvo Autonomous Solutions and Aurora opened a 200-mile autonomous route between Dallas and Oklahoma City, run five days a week in supervised autonomy.
Aurora DriverAurora InnovationHirschbach Motor Lines signed a non-binding MOU to buy 500 Aurora Driver-powered trucks, with deliveries starting in 2027, under Aurora's Driver as a Service model.
Bot Auto autonomous trucksFreightWavesBot Auto booked its first humanless run through freight broker Ryan Transportation and said it has 25-plus contracted customers, a fleet of 12 tractors and 80 employees.
Pony.ai RobotruckPony AI Inc. (SEC Form 20-F)Pony.ai operated 210 robotrucks as of March 31, 2026, a mix of Level 2++ intelligent trucks and Level 4 driverless trucks, on major freight arteries across China.
Aurora DriverAurora InnovationAurora tripled its driverless network to 10 routes, moving freight between Dallas and Houston, Fort Worth and El Paso, El Paso and Phoenix, Fort Worth and Phoenix, and Dallas and Laredo.
Pony.ai RobotruckPony AI Inc. (SEC Form 20-F)Sinotrans paid Pony.ai's Cyantron group US$29.6 million in transportation service fees in 2025 (32.9% of Pony.ai revenue), after US$30.7 million in 2024 and US$22.5 million in 2023.
Aurora DriverAurora InnovationDetmar Logistics committed to use 30 Aurora Driver-powered trucks in 2026 to haul frac sand in the Permian Basin, each for over 20 hours a day.
Aurora DriverAurora InnovationAurora launched its second driverless route, a 600-mile lane from Fort Worth to El Paso, six months after its Dallas to Houston launch.
Aurora DriverAurora InnovationAurora named Uber Freight and Hirschbach Motor Lines as the launch customers of its Dallas to Houston driverless service.
Torc virtual driverTransport TopicsTorc began testing its autonomous trucks on the Laredo to Dallas lane, expected to be its first driverless freight lane, as Daimler Truck delivered fifth-generation Freightliner Cascadia test trucks.
Inceptio Autonomous Driving SystemInceptio TechnologyInceptio delivered 400 Inceptio-powered autonomous heavy-duty trucks, co-developed with Dongfeng, to ZTO Express in a single delivery.

Base: 23 facts from 10 autonomous trucking programs.

Credit: compiled by RobotTraining.jobs Research, Autonomous Trucking in Operation: Driverless Lanes, Miles, Observers and Customers, checked 18 Oct 2026.

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Exits and shutdowns

Which autonomous trucking companies shut down or left the business?

ProgramAs stated
TuSimple U.S. autonomous truckingTuSimple Holdings (SEC Form 8-K)TuSimple notified Nasdaq on January 16, 2024 that it would voluntarily delist its stock and deregister with the SEC.
TuSimple U.S. autonomous truckingTuSimple Holdings (SEC Form 8-K)TuSimple's board approved cutting about 150 US employees (75% of its US staff) as the company wound down its US operations, having paused US freight revenue operations, to shift to Asia-Pacific.
Embark TrucksEmbark Technology (SEC Form 8-K)Applied Intuition completed its acquisition of Embark Technology on August 2, 2023, paying $2.88 in cash per share, and Embark was delisted from Nasdaq.
Embark TrucksEmbark Technology (SEC Schedule 14A)Embark cut about 230 employees, roughly 70% of its headcount, in a 2023 restructuring while it weighed a sale or wind-down.

Base: 4 facts from 2 autonomous trucking programs.

Credit: compiled by RobotTraining.jobs Research, Autonomous Trucking in Operation: Driverless Lanes, Miles, Observers and Customers, checked 18 Oct 2026.

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Every sourced fact

What exactly has been published about each trucking program?

ProgramKindFact
Aurora DriverAurora Innovation (Ashby job board)HiringAurora advertised a Truck Operations Specialist role (a Class A driver monitoring the Aurora Driver) in Dallas at $31.00 to $38.50 an hour, a 12-month assignment with 40 guaranteed hours a week.
Aurora DriverAurora Innovation (Ashby job board)HiringAurora advertised a Command Center Specialist role in Coppell, Texas, monitoring autonomous trucks and sending remote commands, at $27.50 to $35.50 an hour.
Aurora DriverAurora InnovationCustomerAurora said it was fully allocated to end 2026 with 200 driverless trucks in operation under Transport as a Service agreements.
Aurora DriverAurora InnovationMilesAurora said the Aurora Driver had completed over 500,000 driverless miles since its commercial launch.
Aurora DriverTechCrunchPermit or ruleAurora and Kodiak received the first California DMV permits to test heavy-duty autonomous trucks on public roads, with a human safety operator required behind the wheel.
Aurora DriverTransport TopicsPerson in the cabAurora said its second-generation trucks are truly driverless, though a roadside assistance specialist, not an observer, may sometimes sit in the back seat on longer routes.
Aurora DriverAurora InnovationDriverless launchAurora launched its second-generation driverless trucks, built on the International LT Series, with no person behind the wheel.
Aurora DriverAurora InnovationMilesAurora said the Aurora Driver had completed nearly 440,000 driverless miles as of the end of June 2026.
Aurora DriverAurora InnovationCustomerAfter a pilot in which Aurora hauled 1,400 loads for McLane, the Berkshire Hathaway distributor approved driverless operations between Dallas and Houston.
Aurora DriverAurora InnovationCustomerHirschbach Motor Lines signed a non-binding MOU to buy 500 Aurora Driver-powered trucks, with deliveries starting in 2027, under Aurora's Driver as a Service model.
Aurora DriverAurora InnovationRouteAurora tripled its driverless network to 10 routes, moving freight between Dallas and Houston, Fort Worth and El Paso, El Paso and Phoenix, Fort Worth and Phoenix, and Dallas and Laredo.
Aurora DriverAurora InnovationCustomerDetmar Logistics committed to use 30 Aurora Driver-powered trucks in 2026 to haul frac sand in the Permian Basin, each for over 20 hours a day.
Aurora DriverAurora InnovationRouteAurora launched its second driverless route, a 600-mile lane from Fort Worth to El Paso, six months after its Dallas to Houston launch.
Aurora DriverAurora InnovationMilesAurora said the Aurora Driver had passed 100,000 driverless miles on public roads.
Aurora DriverAurora InnovationPerson in the cabAurora said that once the safety case for its new trucks was closed it planned to haul freight without the partner-requested observer from the second quarter of 2026.
Aurora DriverAurora InnovationMilesAurora passed 20,000 driverless miles at the end of June 2025, grew its driverless fleet to three trucks, started driverless operations at night and opened a Phoenix terminal.
Aurora DriverTrucking DivePerson in the cabWeeks after launch, Aurora moved its human observer from the back of the cab into the driver's seat at the request of truck maker Paccar, citing prototype parts in the base vehicle; the observer does not operate the truck.
Aurora DriverAurora InnovationDriverless launchAurora began regular driverless customer deliveries between Dallas and Houston, the first commercial driverless service with heavy-duty trucks on US public roads, after closing its safety case.
Aurora DriverAurora InnovationCustomerAurora named Uber Freight and Hirschbach Motor Lines as the launch customers of its Dallas to Houston driverless service.
Bot Auto autonomous trucksBot Auto (media page)HiringBot Auto committed to keeping its remote assistants, who monitor its driverless fleet from mission control but do not drive, based only in the US.
Bot Auto autonomous trucksFreightWavesCustomerBot Auto booked its first humanless run through freight broker Ryan Transportation and said it has 25-plus contracted customers, a fleet of 12 tractors and 80 employees.
Bot Auto autonomous trucksFreightWavesDriverless launchBot Auto said it completed its first fully humanless commercial truckload, 231 miles overnight on I-45 from Houston to Hutchins near Dallas, with no safety driver, in-cab observer or remote operator.
California heavy-duty autonomous vehicle regulationsHeavy Duty Trucking (truckinginfo.com)Permit or ruleTeamsters California sued the California DMV over the rules allowing heavy-duty autonomous truck testing, alleging the agency did not properly assess economic and safety effects.
California heavy-duty autonomous vehicle regulationsCalifornia DMVPermit or ruleCalifornia approved AV regulations that lift the ban on autonomous vehicles of 10,001 pounds GVWR or more, letting manufacturers apply to test and deploy autonomous trucks.
California heavy-duty autonomous vehicle regulationsCalifornia DMVPermit or ruleCalifornia's rules require heavy-duty AV makers to complete 500,000 miles of testing at each phase (safety driver testing, then driverless testing) before commercial deployment, plus a structured safety case.
California heavy-duty autonomous vehicle regulationsCalifornia DMVHiringCalifornia's new AV rules set standards for remote operations staff, including licensing qualifications and permitting and training requirements for remote drivers and assistants.
Einride cab-less autonomous truckEinridePerson in the cabTwo Einride cab-less driverless electric trucks run daily freight for EASE Logistics in Marysville, Ohio, on company property and local public roads, with nobody in the cab and a remote operator monitoring each truck off-site.
Einride cab-less autonomous truckEinridePermit or ruleEinride and Lidl put the first cab-less SAE Level 4 truck into daily operation on a German public road, with no driver or safety operator aboard, under a first-of-its-kind KBA permit.
Einride cab-less autonomous truckEinrideMilesEinride reported more than 5,400 driverless hours in contracted customer operations as of June 30, 2026, up 64%, across six autonomous deployments in the US and Europe.
Embark TrucksEmbark Technology (SEC Form 8-K)Exit or shutdownApplied Intuition completed its acquisition of Embark Technology on August 2, 2023, paying $2.88 in cash per share, and Embark was delisted from Nasdaq.
Embark TrucksEmbark Technology (SEC Schedule 14A)Exit or shutdownEmbark cut about 230 employees, roughly 70% of its headcount, in a 2023 restructuring while it weighed a sale or wind-down.
Gatik DriverGatik (Greenhouse job board)HiringGatik advertised an Autonomous Truck Test Driver role in Chandler, Arizona, operating CDL or box trucks and monitoring diagnostic screens, at $27.00 to $31.00 an hour.
Gatik DriverGatikCustomerGatik reported more than $600 million in contracted revenue and 85,000 fully driverless orders completed, with dozens of driverless trucks operating across North America.
Gatik DriverGatikCustomerPepsiCo signed a multi-year agreement with Gatik for driverless freight in North America; Gatik already runs driverless trucks for PepsiCo in Texas, Arizona and Arkansas.
Gatik DriverGatikPerson in the cabGatik said its freight-only box trucks make daily deliveries on public roads for Fortune 50 retailers in Texas, Arkansas and Arizona with no driver or safety observer on board.
Gatik DriverGatikMilesGatik reported more than 10,000 driverless miles on public roads, over 2,000 hours of driverless operation and 60,000 fully driverless orders since starting freight-only operations in mid-2025.
Inceptio Autonomous Driving SystemInceptio TechnologyCustomerInceptio delivered 400 Inceptio-powered autonomous heavy-duty trucks, co-developed with Dongfeng, to ZTO Express in a single delivery.
Inceptio Autonomous Driving SystemInceptio TechnologyPerson in the cabInceptio's trucks are L3 and L2+ systems with a driver aboard: 1,864 drivers used them in daily operations over the first 100 million kilometers.
Inceptio Autonomous Driving SystemInceptio TechnologyMilesTrucks running Inceptio's system passed 100 million kilometers of commercial operation by the end of April 2024.
Kodiak DriverKodiak AI (Greenhouse job board)HiringKodiak advertised Class A Safety Driver roles in Lancaster, Texas at $37 an hour on a 5 days on, 2 days off schedule.
Kodiak DriverKodiak AI (Greenhouse job board)HiringKodiak advertised Class A Safety Driver roles in Kermit or Odessa, Texas (the Permian Basin) at $39 an hour on a 4 on, 4 off schedule.
Kodiak DriverKodiak AIRouteKodiak's first driver-out long-haul leg, for launch partner IKEA, is to cover 219 miles mostly on Interstate 45 between its Houston and Dallas-area facilities, targeted for late 2026.
Kodiak DriverKodiak AICustomerOver four years Kodiak delivered more than 1,300 loads and logged more than 750,000 miles carrying IKEA goods autonomously with a safety observer aboard.
Kodiak DriverKodiak AIPerson in the cabIn Kodiak's driverless launch program on its Lancaster, Texas to Houston lane, the safety observer still rides aboard but never touched the wheel on end-to-end deliveries.
Kodiak DriverKodiak AIMilesKodiak said it has driven more than 3.5 million autonomous miles since it began delivering freight between Dallas and Houston with safety drivers in 2019.
Kodiak DriverKodiak AICustomerKodiak's pilot with DTL Transport, started September 22, 2026, hauls perishable goods about 225 miles between Fresno and a Los Angeles distribution center, with a human safety driver behind the wheel.
Kodiak DriverKodiak AIRouteKodiak and Charger USA run autonomous freight on the 435-mile lane between Dallas and Laredo, Texas, first delivery September 8, 2026, with a safety driver behind the wheel until Kodiak completes its safety case.
Kodiak DriverKodiak AIPermit or ruleKodiak received a California DMV heavy-duty autonomous testing permit on August 13, 2026, the first step in a phased path from driver-in testing to driver-out testing and then driver-out deployment.
Kodiak DriverKodiak AICustomerAtlas Energy Solutions and Kodiak agreed a delivery timetable to grow Atlas's Kodiak-enabled fleet from 28 driverless trucks (March 31, 2026) to 100 autonomous trucks by mid-2027.
Kodiak DriverKodiak AIDriverless launchAs of the end of the second quarter of 2026, Kodiak's technology ran in 35 unsupervised driverless trucks with no humans in the cab, owned and operated by Atlas Energy Solutions in the Permian Basin.
Kodiak DriverKodiak AIMilesAtlas Energy Solutions' Kodiak-powered driverless fleet logged over 23,500 driverless hours in the first quarter of 2026; as of March 31 it had 28 trucks on 15 routes and about 7,000 loads carried.
Pony.ai RobotruckPony AI Inc. (SEC Form 20-F)Person in the cabCyantron, Pony.ai's freight joint venture with Sinotrans, ran Level 2++ and Level 4 robotrucks with safety drivers.
Pony.ai RobotruckPony AI Inc. (SEC Form 20-F)Permit or rulePony.ai says it was the first company in China approved for driverless robotruck platooning tests on cross-provincial highways.
Pony.ai RobotruckPony AI Inc. (SEC Form 20-F)RoutePony.ai operated 210 robotrucks as of March 31, 2026, a mix of Level 2++ intelligent trucks and Level 4 driverless trucks, on major freight arteries across China.
Pony.ai RobotruckPony AI Inc. (SEC Form 20-F)CustomerSinotrans paid Pony.ai's Cyantron group US$29.6 million in transportation service fees in 2025 (32.9% of Pony.ai revenue), after US$30.7 million in 2024 and US$22.5 million in 2023.
SuperDrivePlusAICustomerPlusAI launched a commercial autonomous fleet trial with International and Ryder on the I-35 corridor in Texas, and targets commercial deployment of factory-built autonomous trucks in 2027.
SuperDrivePlusAIMilesPlusAI reported that 99.8% of miles in its commercial operations were driven autonomously in the first half of 2026, with 85.2% of trips free of remote assistance.
Texas automated vehicle authorization (SB 2807)Texas Department of Motor VehiclesPermit or ruleSince May 28, 2026, any company operating automated vehicles commercially in Texas, including driverless trucks, must hold an active TxDMV authorization under Senate Bill 2807.
Torc virtual driverTorc Robotics (Greenhouse job board)HiringTorc advertised a CDL Driver 1 Class A role in Fort Worth, Texas, operating its autonomous semi-trucks, with a US pay range of $87,700 to $105,200 a year.
Torc virtual driverAutocar ProfessionalDriverless launchDaimler Truck said Torc aims to run a truck on public roads with no safety driver in the cab before the end of 2026, ahead of first commercial autonomous freight in 2027 (a target, not yet a launch).
Torc virtual driverTransport TopicsRouteTorc began testing its autonomous trucks on the Laredo to Dallas lane, expected to be its first driverless freight lane, as Daimler Truck delivered fifth-generation Freightliner Cascadia test trucks.
Torc virtual driverTrucking DiveHiringTorc said it was moving many Albuquerque resources to Dallas and hiring over 100 positions each in Dallas and Ann Arbor, as it signed a lease for a Dallas-Fort Worth autonomous truck hub.
TuSimple U.S. autonomous truckingTuSimple Holdings (SEC Form 8-K)Exit or shutdownTuSimple notified Nasdaq on January 16, 2024 that it would voluntarily delist its stock and deregister with the SEC.
TuSimple U.S. autonomous truckingTuSimple Holdings (SEC Form 8-K)Exit or shutdownTuSimple's board approved cutting about 150 US employees (75% of its US staff) as the company wound down its US operations, having paused US freight revenue operations, to shift to Asia-Pacific.
Volvo VNL AutonomousAurora InnovationDriverless launchAurora said Volvo Autonomous Solutions plans to begin driverless operations on the Volvo VNL Autonomous in the first quarter of 2027 (a plan, not yet a launch).
Volvo VNL AutonomousVolvo Autonomous Solutions (via Aurora Innovation)Person in the cabIn its first commercial loads for DSV between Dallas and Houston, Volvo Autonomous Solutions keeps a safety driver in the vehicle, in line with Volvo's current operating mode.
Volvo VNL AutonomousVolvo Autonomous Solutions (via Aurora Innovation)CustomerDSV started autonomous freight operations in Texas with Volvo Autonomous Solutions, hauling its first commercial truckload with the Volvo VNL Autonomous.
Volvo VNL AutonomousAurora InnovationRouteVolvo Autonomous Solutions and Aurora opened a 200-mile autonomous route between Dallas and Oklahoma City, run five days a week in supervised autonomy.
Waabi DriverWaabiCustomerWaabi and carrier Warrior Logistics partnered on autonomous trucking in Texas; Waabi said their routes since starting commercial operations in 2026 had 100% on-time pickup and delivery and zero safety incidents.
Waabi DriverWaabiPerson in the cabVolvo Autonomous Solutions and Waabi began autonomous hauls for Warp on the Dallas to Houston corridor, their first customer operation, with an observer in the driver's seat.

Base: All 70 facts. "Reported" means an outlet reports it from sources the company has not confirmed.

Amounts stay in the currency and form their source gives; nothing is converted or totalled.

Credit: compiled by RobotTraining.jobs Research, Autonomous Trucking in Operation: Driverless Lanes, Miles, Observers and Customers, checked 18 Oct 2026.

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