The company initially raised $20 million and has since raised $60 million in total funding. When the drivers are on board, we have performance managing and coaching. We have fingerprinting, background testing and drug testing.

You cannot just download our app and start driving. We are trying to deliver consistency, safety, and hospitality.

The company is celebrating its fourth anniversary this month, which Coleman says, “can feel like four minutes or four decades.”Ĭoleman says Alto’s mission is “to redefine rider hailing. We caught up with Will Coleman, Co-Founder and CEO, when he was between flights. Every Alto vehicle was stocked with Wonderful Pistachios No Shells varieties for “in-car snacking.” Uber Freight is a platform that acts as a middleman in connecting shippers who need goods hauled with available truck drivers, oftentimes independent contractors in a highly fragmented market.Īn Aurora spokesperson said prior to last week's launch, the company began collaborating with Uber Freight a year ago, hauling goods over thousands of miles in Texas to gain insight.In Los Angeles, the company launched a Big Game promotion with Wonderful Pistachios, offering discounted rides (56% off) around the Super Bowl. Uber is an investor in Aurora after the self-driving company bought Uber's autonomous vehicle unit ATG last year and Uber acquired a 26% ownership interest in Aurora. The company plans to launch its commercial autonomous trucking business by the end of 2023, starting in Texas. Dec 15 (Reuters) - Aurora Innovation Inc (AUR.O) on Wednesday said it had launched a pilot program with the freight unit of Uber Technologies Inc (UBER.N) to transport goods in Texas and to integrate autonomous trucking into Uber Freight's shipping platform.Īurora said it began autonomously transporting loads for Uber Freight customers between Dallas and Houston last week.

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