Aurora Innovation
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Aurora Innovation, Inc., doing business as Aurora, is a self-driving vehicle technology company based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[1] 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,[2][3] as well as by Sterling Anderson, former head of Tesla Autopilot, and Drew Bagnell, former head of Uber's autonomy and perception team.[4][5][6]
Aurora | |
Company type | Public |
Nasdaq: AUR | |
Industry | Self-driving car |
Founded | 2017; 7 years ago (2017) |
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Headquarters | , U.S. |
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Revenue | US$68 million (2022) |
US$−1.723 billion (2022) | |
Total assets | US$2.001 billion (2022) |
Total equity | US$1.784 billion (2022) |
Owner | Uber (26%) |
Number of employees | 1,700 (2022) |
Website | aurora |
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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.[7][8]