Aurora Innovation, Inc. · NASDAQ:AUR
Aurora Innovation — Investor Presentation (May 2026)
61 slides from Aurora Innovation's investor presentation, May 6, 2026
Slide 1: Investor Presentation
Investor Presentation MAY 6, 2026 1 © 2026 | AURORA PROPRIETARY
Slide 2: Cautionary statement regarding forward-looking statements
Cautionary statement regarding forward-looking statements This presentation contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking federal securities laws. The words “believe,ˮ “may,ˮ “will
Slide 3: Driverless trucks are on the road, operating commercially
Driverless trucks are on the road, operating commercially. Autonomous freight is no longer just a vision. Itʼs a reality and itʼs powered by the Watch Video Aurora Driver. Hyperlapse of an Aurora Driver-powered truck autonomously hauling freight between Dallas and Houston in April 2025 3 © 2026 | AU
Slide 4: With the Aurora Driver, the future of freight is superhuman
With the Aurora Driver, the future of freight is superhuman Perception Awareness Stamina Reaction Superhuman Superhuman Superhuman Superhuman vision that sees focus that never stamina that reflexes that in all directions gets distracted never stops make decisions the clock in milliseconds 4 © 2026 |
Slide 5: Building the Aurora Driver around a common core
Weʼre building the Aurora Driver around a common core to power various vehicles in multiple use cases—trucking is our first focus 5 © 2026 | AURORA PROPRIETARY
Slide 6: Our mission
OUR MISSION Deliver the benefits of self-driving technology safely, quickly, and broadly 6 © 2026 | AURORA PROPRIETARY
Slide 7: Aurora is in the pole position for autonomous trucking
Aurora is in the Only company with regular driverless commercial long-haul trucking operations on public roads in the U.S. pole position for autonomous Trucking is a massive market and the Aurora Driver can unlock tremendous value trucking Only player with strategic partnerships to enable commercial
Slide 8: Trucking is a massive market
Trucking is a massive market With attractive U.S. Global unit economics and significant need for this ~$1 ~$4 trillion trillion technology 1 2 1 A.T. Kearney State of Logistics, 2022 8 © 2026 | AURORA PROPRIETARY 2 Armstrong & Associates, Global Third Party Logistics, 2019
Slide 9: Trucking is the most plug-and-play market for autonomy
Existing infrastructure Established fleet owners makes trucking the most 'plug-and-play' market for Defined freight corridors autonomous technology Robust service networks Turnkey fuel stop footprint 9 © 2026 | AURORA PROPRIETARY
Slide 10: Strategic relationships support our path to scale
Best in Class OEM Partners & Suppliers Our strong, strategic relationships support our path to scale in trucking, Pioneering Hardware and and springload us for our Hardware as a Service Partners entry into personal mobility Industry-Leading Fleet Service, Ride-Hailing, and TMS Partners Industry-Lead
Slide 11: Designing our trucking product to address industry pain points
We are designing our trucking product to address the industryʼs primary pain points INDUSTRY PAIN POINT THE AURORA DRIVER WILL PROVIDE Driver need and high turnover 1,200,000 additional drivers needed over the next Scalability; stable driver supply decade1, 90%+ annual turnover for large fleets2 Hou
Slide 12: Our Safety Case Framework is the foundation for trust
Our Safety Case To commence driverless operations, we closed the Dallas to Houston Safety Case Framework is the foundation for trust in our technology, Proficient demonstrating that the Aurora Driver is acceptably safe to TOP LEVEL CLAIM Auroraʼs self-driving operate on public roads Trustworthy vehi
Slide 13: Driverless cohort expanded to seven customers
We have expanded our driverless cohort to seven customers and expect a majority of our 2026 revenue to be generated by operations between customer facilities 13 © 2026 | AURORA PROPRIETARY
Slide 14: Hirschbach selects Aurora to scale autonomous fleet via DaaS
In addition to the Transportation as a Service (TaaS) commitments we already have with Hirschbach, they have selected Aurora to scale their autonomous fleet with the intent to We expect to finalize the definitive agreement — which represents a potential multi-year revenue stream in the hundreds of m
Slide 15: Focused on increasing the value of our product for customers
Now that we have proven the promise of our technology we are focused on rapidly increasing the value of our product for our customers and ultimately becoming an essential partner in the freight industry 15 © 2026 | AURORA PROPRIETARY
Slide 16: Validation of driverless operations at night and in inclement weather
We have continued to increase value for Watch Video customers with validation of driverless operations at night and in multiple forms Expanding the Aurora Driverʼs operating domain to night more than doubled truck utilization potential. Our proprietary FirstLight Lidar gives the Aurora Driver superh
Slide 17: Expanding across the Sun Belt in 2026
We believe the Aurora Driver is now sufficiently generalized for us to begin expanding across the Sun Belt in 2026, aligned with customer demand Recent rapid route expansion validates our core thesis that the Aurora Driver is positioned to rapidly scale in trucking given the self-similarity of the U
Slide 18: Expanding our driverless network to 12 routes
We are expanding our driverless network to 12 routes, strategically DFW mapped to the high-volume TX freight corridors our HOU customers are prioritizing LRD for scaled autonomous operations Superhuman Utilization: Fort Worth - Phoenix, a 1,000+ mile route, far exceeds hours of service limitations f
Slide 19: Supervised autonomous freight delivery to customer facilities
We have also begun ● Detmar: between their facility in Midland, Texas and Capital Sandʼs supervised autonomous mining site in Monahans, Texas, along I20 ● Hirschbach: between Dallas and Laredo to support their customer freight delivery to Driscollʼs, the largest berry company globally support multi
Slide 20: Supervised testing of weigh station navigation and fueling
To ensure seamless end-to-end service, we recently began supervised testing of weigh station navigation and on-route fueling at truck stops Navigating these environments requires many of the same advanced surface street capabilities we have already refined; for example, on the 7 miles the Aurora Dri
Slide 21: Carrier perspective: revenue and profit growth potential
Carrier Perspective: The Aurora Driver has the potential to deliver significant revenue and profit growth Illustrative End-to-End Case Study: 1 week comparison Estimated Revenue Estimated Profit $ / truck $ / truck 16,400 Phoenix Fort Worth Distance: 1,000 miles $1,510 incremental profit 816% high
Slide 22: Aurora Driver Indicative Roadmap to Scale
Aurora Driver Indicative Roadmap to Scale 2025 2026 2027 Commercial Launch Path to Gross Profit Path to Scale & Self-Funding OWNERSHIP & DELIVERY MODEL Fleet Ownership Aurora Customer Predominantly Customer Delivery First Customer Model Terminal to Terminal Blended Endpoints and Terminals Endpoints
Slide 23: Exiting 2026 with more than 200 driverless trucks
We anticipate exiting 2026 with more than 200 driverless trucks (without a partner- requested observer) Revenue Run-Rate (E) This anticipated exit rate translates to an approximately $80 million revenue run-rate for our TaaS business, establishing a powerful foundation for 2027 when we expect the co
Slide 24: Targeting breakeven gross margin on a run-rate basis
We are targeting Revenue drivers breakeven gross margin on a run-rate basis exiting 2026 Rapid route Increased Increased supported by: penetration & expansion asset utilization value creation Cost reduction levers Realization Reduction Introduction of remote in on-site of second assistance support g
Slide 25: Autonomous trucks can be deployed in most U.S. states
Under existing law and regulation, autonomous trucks can be deployed in the vast majority of U.S. states today Deployment permitted Testing permitted Driverless operation prohibited Notes: * 26 states expressly allow and 14 states implicitly allow the driverless deployment of autonomous trucks * LA
Slide 26: Estimated Cost Per Mile - Remote Assistance
As the Aurora Driverʼs Remote Assistance Specialist to AV trucks performance continues ratio will significantly improve over time, driving down cost per mile to improve, we expect to reduce remote $1.00 Estimated Cost Per Mile - Remote Assistance assistance costs $0.75 $0.50 $0.25 $0.00 20 40 60 80
Slide 27: Estimated Cost Per Mile - On-Site Support
We also expect this Frequency of on-site support will decline performance improvement over time, further reducing cost per mile to reduce the need for on-site support $1.00 Estimated Cost Per Mile - On-Site Support $0.75 $0.50 $0.25 $0.00 20,000 40,000 60,000 Miles Between On-Site Support 27 © 2026
Slide 28: Hardware strategy supports scaling and cost reduction
Our hardware strategy # of Trucks is designed to support >10,000 our scaling and cost reduction objectives Scalable Hardware as >1,000 a Service Generation Second Generation Commercial Hardware <100 Commercially Ready Launch Generation Designed for 1M Hardware as a miles, improved Service structure
Slide 29: Estimated Cost Per Mile - Hardware
Reduction in material Aurora Driver hardware cost efficiencies due costs and increased to lower bill of materials (BOM) costs, increased useful life, and improved reliability reliability enable the achievement of our targeted 50%+ cost reduction goal for our Estimated Cost Per Mile second generation
Slide 30: Our path to scale and self-funding
Our path to scale and self-funding is OEM partnerships with Volvo Trucks and PACCAR supported by our: AUMOVIO1 Hardware as a Service partnership Rapid route expansion 30 © 2026 | AURORA PROPRIETARY 1 In September 2025, Continental completed the spin-off of their automotive business, AUMOVIO
Slide 31: Partnerships with two of the top four class 8 truck OEMs
Our strategic partnerships Daimler 40% with two of the top four class 8 truck OEMs that PACCAR 30% collectively represent Volvo Group 17% ~50% of the U.S. market International 13% are key scaling enablers1 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% “PACCAR continues to be impressed with the Aurora Driverʼs p
Slide 32: Volvo partnership has entered the industrialization phase
Our partnership with Volvo has entered the industrialization phase with the first Volvo VNL Watch Video Autonomous trucks equipped with the Aurora Driver coming off the pilot line Lineside integration of the Aurora Driver hardware kit at Volvoʼs New River Valley, VA manufacturing facility Volvo plan
Slide 33: Second quarter 2026 launch of second generation hardware
We are preparing for the This fleet will be based on the International® LT® Series vehicle while Aurora will perform second quarter 2026 launch all necessary upfit for driverless operations of our second generation commercial hardware kit on our new truck fleet that will enable driverless operations
Slide 34: Long-term partnership with AUMOVIO for third generation hardware
We have a first-of-its-kind, long-term partnership with AUMOVIO to develop, manufacture, and service our third commercial generation of the Aurora Driver hardware kit We believe partnering with AUMOVIO will help us industrialize our hardware kit at scale and support our long-term profitability goals
Slide 35: Three-way partnership between Aurora, NVIDIA, and AUMOVIO
We further enhanced our ecosystem with a three-way partnership between Aurora, NVIDIA, and AUMOVIO, solidifying another key enabler to successfully deploy at NVIDIAʼs DRIVE Thor system-on-a-chip and DriveOS will be integrated into the Hardware as a Service generation of the Aurora Driver that scale
Slide 36: California regulations expand serviceable addressable market
Following Californiaʼs adoption of Length of Haul Breakdown2 new AV regulations that enable 300 miles 17% deployment of autonomous trucks, we now expect the Aurora 1,000 miles ~60B Driver to operate in a 60B VMT 43% 300600 miles VMT3 23% serviceable addressable market (SAM) by the start of 2028 6
Slide 37: The Complete Aurora Driver Freight Ecosystem
The Complete 1 2 3 4 5 Aurora Driver Fabrinet or AUMOVIO* Ships Upfitter or OEM Ships to Customer Freight Ecosystem hardware installs customers utilizes Aurora manufactures the to upfitter hardware Driver Aurora Driver or OEM hardware * Fabrinet is manufacturing our second generation commercial hard
Slide 38: Our DaaS business model is highly capital efficient
Our DaaS business model is highly capital efficient and aligns with our customersʼ needs 38 © 2026 | AURORA PROPRIETARY
Slide 39: Transition from TaaS to DaaS model in 2027
We launched the Aurora Driver in a Transportation as a Service (TaaS) Model and expect to transition to our core Driver as a Service (DaaS) Model in 2027 TaaS Model DaaS Model Build foundation through TaaS Prove the promise of the Aurora Driver, Scale through DaaS Create a compelling value proposi
Slide 40: Scalable growth through DaaS
Scalable growth through DaaS Our planned 2027 strategic transition DaaS drives mutual value for DaaS represents a growing share customers and Aurora of our total fleet TaaS DaaS TaaS DaaS Asset Aurora Customer/Partner Owner Fleet Size TaaS fleet expected to 1 Accessible Entry Point Direct Control b
Slide 41: Meaningful total cost of ownership benefits for customers
We expect the Aurora More efficient and less variable driver costs Driver to provide meaningful total cost of Increased revenue per truck ownership (TCO) benefits with potential to more than for our customers double asset utilization Better fuel economy Reduced insurance costs 41 © 2026 | AURORA PRO
Slide 42: Product and pricing strategy versus existing alternatives
Our product and pricing strategy are designed to drive a compelling value Current Trucking Cost Per Mile1 proposition versus Other3 $0.05 existing alternatives Repair2 $0.25 Aurora DaaS Opportunity Insurance $0.10 Human Driver Incl. Benefits Truck/Trailer $0.39 $2.26 $1.00 Fuel $0.48 1 American Tr
Slide 43: Indicative DaaS pricing and customer TCO benefit
Indicative DaaS pricing provides customer TCO Trucking labor costs continue to rise benefit while supporting Cost Per Mile: “SaaS” like gross Driver Wages & Benefits1 margins $1.00 $0.90 Indicative DaaS $0.80 Price: $0.85+ $0.70 $0.60 $0.50 2014 2024 43 © 2026 | AURORA PROPRIETARY 1 American Trans
Slide 44: Customers can achieve lower, more predictable costs
Under DaaS pricing, In addition to savings versus traditional driver costs ($1.001), there are potential Aurora customers have indirect cost reduction opportunities (est. $0.15): an opportunity to achieve ● No driver sourcing or turnover costs lower costs, with a more ● No workers compensation predi
Slide 45: Our industry-defining technology
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Slide 46: This is the Aurora Driver
This is the Aurora Driver — a solution with superhuman capabilities that we Watch Video believe will redefine logistics As shown above, the Aurora Driver demonstrates a variety of superhuman capabilities across an array of challenging real world scenarios: in low light, it detects a pedestrian runni
Slide 47: Innovating throughout the self-driving stack
We are innovating throughout the self-driving stack GPS IMU ENCODERS LIDAR CAMERA RADAR HARDWARE PERCEPTION LOCALIZATION PLANNING SIMULATION MAPS CONTROL DRIVE-BY-WIRE 47 © 2026 | AURORA PROPRIETARY
Slide 48: Verifiable AI approach
Verifiable AI: Our approach to building a driver that is both human-like in its behavior and structured to follow the rules of the road to deliver a practical, transparent, and commercially scalable AI is essential to the success of a self-driving system - it solves problems that rules-based approac
Slide 49: Leveraging AI and encoding rules of the road
We leverage AI to AI Example: Leveraging AI to Invariant Example: Encoding a navigate complex and safely and naturally change lanes on the highway rule of the road guardrail dynamic scenarios, Applying a guardrail to always come to a but do not have to rely AI excels at finding the optimal position
Slide 50: Sensor suite combining multiple modalities with FirstLight Lidar
Our sensor suite combines multiple sensing modalities with our powerful FirstLight Lidar Lidar Camera Radar All modalities FirstLight is our custom Our cameras are made of Our custom imaging radar Different sensor modalities frequency-modulated automotive-grade sensor sensors produce precise 3D have
Slide 51: FirstLight Lidar is engineered for highway driving
1000m Our FirstLight Lidar is engineered for the needs of highway driving 750m The ability to see at distance with both Lidar & Camera—is crucial to unlocking safe autonomous operation at high speed. FirstLight FMCW Lidar 500m enables quicker reaction and longer range for safer, more capable driving
Slide 52: Next generation FirstLight Lidar doubles maximum detection range
Our next generation FirstLight FMCW Competitor FirstLight Lidar doubles the Commercial maximum detection range Current 320m 10% reflectance**) Gen 500m (retro reflector) versus our current Commercial generation and closest 350m 10% reflectance**) 250m 10% reflectance) Second Gen 1000m (retro re
Slide 53: Developing long-range lidar in-house has many advantages
Developing long-range lidar in-house has many advantages STEP 4 STEP 1 Digest data, revise Fundamental assumptions, iterate technology There are significant challenges relying on externally-developed lidar Joint ● Lack of clarity in vision and requirements Optimization ● Risk of being left out via e
Slide 54: Virtual Testing Suite transforms safety testing
Our Virtual Testing Suite Auroraʼs Virtual Testing Suite (which includes simulation and data replay creates a paradigm shift technologies) improves: in testing safety, ● Safety: Dramatically reduces the number of efficiency, and speed on-road miles needed to develop the Aurora Driver ● Efficiency: A
Slide 55: Innovations support our path to scale
We expect Aurora's We believe we have one of the strongest self-driving intellectual property positions innovations to support our path to scale ● 2,070 awarded and pending patents worldwide1 ○ Continued strong pace of innovation with 41 patents awarded YTD ● Covering hardware and software including
Slide 56: Aurora is in the pole position for autonomous trucking
Aurora is in the Only company with regular driverless commercial long-haul trucking operations on public roads in the U.S. pole position for autonomous Trucking is a massive market and the Aurora Driver can unlock tremendous value trucking Only player with strategic partnerships to enable commercial
Slide 57: Appendix
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Slide 58: Historical Financial Summary
Historical Financial Summary (unaudited) Quarter Ended Year Ended $ in millions except per share data) March 31, 2026 December 31, 2025 Revenue $1 $3 Cost of revenue 6 17 Research and development 195 745 Selling, general and administrative 44 142 Loss from operations 244 901 Other income (expen
Slide 59: Non-GAAP Financial Information
Non-GAAP Financial Information (unaudited) The following table reconciles our as reported U.S. GAAP net loss to Non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA Quarter Ended Year Ended $ in millions) March 31, 2026 December 31, 2025 Net Loss $223 $816 Depreciation and amortization 6 30 Stock-based compensation 46 18
Slide 60: Use of Non-GAAP Financial Information
Use of Non-GAAP Financial Information Our Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA excludes certain items we believe are not representative of continuing operations due to their non-recurring or non-cash nature. We believe Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA provides greater transparency to key metrics used by management in i
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