Episode 284 | Inside Aurora’s Mission to Safely Launch Autonomous Trucks

The Road to Autonomy

Nat Beuse, Chief Safety Officer, Aurora joined Grayson Brulte on The Road to Autonomy podcast to discuss the development of Aurora’s Safety Case Framework and how the company is preparing to safely launch fully autonomous commercial trucks.

Aurora’s rigorous safety case framework is built around trust, transparency and continuous improvement. From fostering a deeply ingrained safety culture to closely collaborating with OEM partners Volvo and PACCAR, as well as hardware partner Continental, Aurora is focused on deploying commercial autonomous trucks that operate safely and reliably without human intervention.

Episode Chapters

0:00 NHTSA Experience

2:38 Roadway Safety

8:03 Aurora’s Culture of Safety

21:20 Developing the Safety Case Framework

25:22 Closing the Safety Case

26:41 Preparing for Commercial Launch

31:21 Driver-Out Operations

39:38 OEM Partners

42:19 Redundancy

43:50 Remote Monitoring

49:37 Launch Day

53:38 Key Takeaway

Recorded on Friday, March 14, 2025

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