Inside Aurora’s Mission to Safely Launch Autonomous Trucks
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.
Recorded on Friday, March 14, 2025
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
