Paccar partners with Aurora for autonomous vehicle technology in Peterbilt and Kenworth trucks
By Jim Gibbins - 1st February 2021
USA – Paccar Inc of Bellevue, Washington and Aurora Innovation Inc of Palo Alto, California have signed a global strategic partnership agreement to develop, test and commercialise autonomous, Peterbilt and Kenworth trucks.
In this strategic partnership, Paccar is providing the autonomous-enabled vehicles and Aurora provides self-driving technology, including hardware, software, and operational services. Both partners will work closely together on all aspects of the collaboration, from component sourcing and vehicle technology to the integration of the Peterbilt and Kenworth vehicles with the Aurora Driver. The partnership also includes vehicle validation at the Paccar Technical Centre and production support in Paccar factories.
