German automotive elements firm Continental AG and U.S.-based self-driving know-how agency Aurora Innovation will be a part of forces to design and develop autonomous driving methods for vans, the 2 corporations mentioned on Thursday.
Buyers and business executives have been involved about heavy investments going into self-driving know-how and the protracted timelines to develop it.
This method will probably be launched subsequent 12 months, for industrial fleet operators and freight carriers throughout america, and include a subscription service known as Aurora Horizon, the businesses mentioned.
Continental will solely begin offering the {hardware} for all future iterations of Aurora Driver, with manufacturing anticipated to start out in 2027, the businesses added.
They count on Aurora Driver to cut back the price of adopting autonomous driving know-how.
