Aurora Innovation Category: Technology Company Official Site: Aurora.tech Wikipedia: Aurora Innovation Address: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Description: A company developing autonomous driving systems founded in 2017. Page Sections: History · Article Index

The following section is an excerpt from Wikipedia's Aurora Innovation page on 13 March 2023, text available via the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.

Aurora Innovation, Inc., doing business as Aurora, is a self-driving vehicle technology company based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Aurora has developed the Aurora Driver, a computer system that can be integrated into cars for autonomous driving. Aurora was co-founded by Chris Urmson, the former chief technology officer of Google/Alphabet Inc.'s self-driving team, which became known as Waymo, as well as by Sterling Anderson, former head of Tesla Autopilot, and Drew Bagnell, former head of Uber's autonomy and perception team.

Aurora tests its vehicles in the San Francisco Bay Area, Pittsburgh, and Dallas. In addition to its headquarters in Pittsburgh and Mountain View, the company also has offices in San Francisco, Bozeman, Montana, and Texas.

Aurora was founded in 2017 by Chris Urmson, the former chief technology officer of Google/Alphabet Inc.'s self-driving team, which became known as Waymo. Previously, Urmson was a member of Carnegie Mellon's Red Team, which competed in DARPA's Grand Challenges for autonomous vehicles. His two co-founders are Sterling Anderson, former head of Tesla Autopilot, and Drew Bagnell, former head of Uber's autonomy and perception team.

Date	Article	Details
3 March 2023	Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Exemption Application From Waymo LLC, and Aurora Operations, Inc. The exemption sought would allow Waymo and Aurora to operate CMVs operated by a Level 4 automated driving system equipped with warning beacons mounted on the truck cab in lieu of traditional warning devices placed around a stopped autonomous CMV, as required by current regulations.	Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Larry W. Minor Topics: Aurora Innovation, Waymo
9 March 2023	Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Exemption Application From Waymo LLC, and Aurora Operations, Inc. FMCSA clarifies its March 3, 2023, notice announcing an application from Waymo and Aurora Operations for a 5-year exemption from the required placement of warning devices around stopped commercial motor vehicles.	Federal Register Notice (text) Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Byline: Larry W. Minor Topics: Aurora Innovation, Waymo