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Aurora secures $820 million in funding to commercially launch its autonomous tech and beyond

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Autonomous technology developer Aurora says it now has enough money to commercially launch its holistic system of self-driving products next year, thanks to a fresh round of public and private funding totaling $820 million. Following the news, Aurora CEO Chris Urmson posted a blog detailing why Wall Street believes in the company and how it intends to use that cash to deliver.

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Watch Aurora’s autonomous Driver technology navigate highways in inclement weather [Video]

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Storms, sleet, snow, and even high winds can provide added danger to highways where large vehicles like semitrucks are traveling at high speeds. The abundance of caution and safety is multiplied when you remove the truck driver from the equation. As it prepares to launch its Aurora Horizon autonomous service, self-driving tech company Aurora has shared footage of its Aurora Driver software responding appropriately when it encounters areas of lower visibility. Check out the video below.

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Self-driving startup Aurora founded by ex-Tesla and Waymo leads partners with VW and Hyundai

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Self-driving startup Aurora came on the scene in a precarious situation last year when the existence of the company was first made public through Tesla’s lawsuit against Sterling Anderson, co-founder of the startup and the automaker’s former director of Autopilot program.

But they have since settled the suit and Aurora spent the last year working on its self-driving technology.

Not much is known about their tech yet, but it’s apparently impressive enough to convince two major automakers to partner with the startup.
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