Shares in Aurora Innovation (AUR), the American self-driving technology company, accelerated by over 8% on Tuesday afternoon. This comes as Amazon (AMZN) announced plans to integrate AI capabilities into German automotive hardware manufacturer Aumovio’s (AMVIF) workflow to support mass production of Aurora’s driverless trucks.
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Amazon Web Services (AWS), the e-commerce giant’s cloud computing unit, and Aumovio extended their long-running partnership, with AWS now the German supplier’s preferred cloud provider for autonomous driving development. In a statement, both firms noted that their goal is to “accelerate the development of safer, smart self-driving vehicles.”
Aurora Becomes Driverless Truck Pioneer in U.S.
In May, Aurora became the first company to commercially operate driverless heavy-duty trucks on U.S. public roads, launching its service in Texas as part of its freight-focused autonomous vehicle (AV) strategy. In January 2025, the tech firm collaborated with Nvidia (NVDA) and Continental (CTTAY), a German manufacturing company, to integrate Nvidia’s DRIVE Thor AV platform and DriveOS operating system with its Aurora Driver system.
With the latest partnership, Amazon and Aumovio are looking to “create scalable solutions” that can help AV developers better make sense of the massive amounts of driving data required to build driverless vehicles that can navigate under any conditions.
Autonomous Vehicle Race Intensifies
The collaboration comes as automakers are racing to commercialize autonomous vehicles. Many companies see 2026 as the starting point for large-scale robotaxi rollout, according to a research report from ResearchAndMarkets.
Nvidia has also shown key interest in this area; on Monday, the chipmaker launched its Alpamayo family of open AI models for autonomous vehicle development.
However, after marking 14 million rides between January and early December 2025, Alphabet’s (GOOGL) Waymo unit is currently leading the race against rivals, including Uber (UBER), Lyft (LYFT), Tesla (TSLA), and Amazon’s Zoox (AMZN).
Is AUR Stock a Buy?
Turning to Wall Street, Aurora Innovation’s shares currently hold a Moderate Buy consensus rating from analysts based on four Buys and three Holds issued over the past three months.
However, the average AUR price target of $10.36 suggests a massive 137% upside from current trading levels.
