PITTSBURGH \u2014 Completely driverless trucks developed in Pittsburgh are headed back out onto roads in the Sun Belt.<\/p>\n
Strip District-headquartered Aurora Innovation Inc. became the first company to deploy a completely driverless truck on a public road last year. Shortly after,\u00a0manufacturing partner PACCAR requested that the company place an observer behind the wheel as that generation of the vehicle had prototype parts<\/a>. Now, the company has debuted its second-generation truck, putting vehicles with no one behind the wheel back on the road.<\/p>\n \u201cLast year\u2019s driverless launch proved our technology could operate safely on public roads, our new platform now provides the foundation to deliver at scale,\u201d CEO and co-founder Chris Urmson said in a prepared statement. \u201cDeploying our second-generation truck allows us to put hundreds of autonomous trucks on the road and ultimately into the hands of more customers.\u201d<\/p>\n Click here to read more from our partners at the Pittsburgh Business Times. <\/a> <\/p>\n Download the FREE WPXI News app<\/a> for breaking news alerts.<\/p>\n Follow Channel 11 News on Facebook<\/a> and Twitter<\/a>. | Watch WPXI NOW<\/a><\/p>\n TOP STORIES FROM CHANNEL 11 NEWS <\/p>\n 15-year-old dies after being hit by car on McKnight Road<\/a>Man shot, killed in Pittsburgh; witness led away in handcuffs<\/a>Winning scratch-off lottery ticket worth $1.5M sold at Western Pennsylvania Giant Eagle<\/a>11 Cares Pack the Bus Event July 24th at Giant Eagle Locations<\/a>Motorcyclist killed, driver of SUV injured in crash in Fayette County<\/a><\/p>\n \u00a92026 Cox Media Group<\/p>\n