Aurora Innovation (AUR) Bags New Truck Supply Deal, Soars 15%

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Aurora Innovation saw its share prices jump by 15.52 percent on Thursday to finish at $5.88 apiece after bagging a new deal for the supply of some 500 Aurora Driver-powered trucks for an Iowa-based trucking company

In a statement on the same day, Aurora Innovation Inc. (NASDAQ:AUR) inked a memorandum of agreement with Hirschbach Motor Lines, which includes the order of some 500 Aurora Driver-powered trucks, delivery of which will begin in 2027.

Final commercial terms are expected to be closed later this year.

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According to Aurora Innovation Inc. (NASDAQ:AUR), Hirschbach will subscribe to its Driver as a Service (DaaS) model, under which the latter will own the assets, while it supplies the virtual drivers.

Hirschbach CEO Richard Stocking called the partnership a “win-win” for both companies, saying that the trucks’ autonomy is not purely a business move but a quality-of-life investment for its people.

“The Aurora Driver will handle the lengthier, less desirable routes, providing our drivers with greater flexibility,” he noted.

Partnership aside, investors also repositioned portfolios ahead of the results of its first quarter earnings, after market close on Wednesday, May 6. A conference call will be organized for the discussion of the results.

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