Peterbilt, Aurora unveil SAE Level 4 autonomous truck

Peterbilt and Aurora have unveiled an autonomous-capable truck at CES 2022 in Las Vegas. The autonomous drive system, dubbed Aurora Driver, is making its commercial truck debut in a Peterbilt Model 579 truck. The system is capable of SAE Level 4 autonomous operation and was developed and integrated into the truck in partnership with Aurora.

Aurora announced its strategic partnership with PACCAR in the first quarter of 2021 with the intention to develop and deliver vehicles for the company's first commercial truck application. The Model 579 also was introduced in early 2021 and was touted by the company as “the most technologically advanced truck Peterbilt has ever built.” Peterbilt states that the new Model 579 features major improvements to attributes such as aerodynamics, fuel efficiency, driver comfort and longer service intervals for increased uptime.