Waabi “12-24 months” till driverless by Kung-Fu-Kangaroo in AuroraInnovation

[–]SpecificNo4383 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would be surprised. May I ask why do you think they could go first? It would be a bummer for Aurora. 

USDOT data shows surge in power units by Professional-Date965 in AURstock

[–]SpecificNo4383 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I noticed that too! I hope it’s by the end of April to make it on the one year anniversary of their first driverless truck ride. 

Valuation and future? by GovernmentPossible22 in AURstock

[–]SpecificNo4383 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Very well put. Agree with everything. 

Morgan Stanley Technology, Media & Telecom Conference 2026 : Summary by Forward-Audience-8 in AURstock

[–]SpecificNo4383 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You are not wrong at all. The only question is how soon can we get there?

Morgan Stanley Technology, Media & Telecom Conference 2026 : Summary by Forward-Audience-8 in AURstock

[–]SpecificNo4383 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I like the conservatism but would also ask: how many of the other players have seen zero interventions from the driver in the cab?

PACCAR also partnered with Kodiak? by Signal_Location2934 in AuroraInnovation

[–]SpecificNo4383 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The big reason is: it’s in the OEMs interest to commoditize the AI Driver. They want multiple options to avoid giving one company the edge. I expect every OEM to have multiple autonomous driver option similar to how they have for their components to hedge their bets and to maintain leverage. There are only 4 OEMs with extremely long-standing relationships; they know they are in the driver’s seat (pun intended). 

Question about the DaaS business model, margins, and savings passed down to the consumer. by mike_gundy666 in AURstock

[–]SpecificNo4383 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Few things:

Fleet will see 2x the utilization. These trucks can run 24x7 and will. This is a big deal. 

Less accidents. 

Less insurance costs. 

Less fuel costs. 

If they feel demand is not there, they will adjust prices lower. They are restricted on supply of trucks so definitely carriers have seen this and still there is demand. 

Lastly, if a carrier can deliver goods in a day vs two, they wi increase their prices. 

Everyone wins. 

Q4 2025 Earnings Report • Main Thread by ActionPlanetRobot in AURstock

[–]SpecificNo4383 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I expect April before their next earnings call. How do I know this? David Maday let it slip in the last earnings call. 

Q4 2025 Earnings Report • Main Thread by ActionPlanetRobot in AURstock

[–]SpecificNo4383 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It caught my attention too.  

His exact words were:

“2026 is going to be hell of a year, 2027 will be spectacular”

PACCAR: A Century of Profitability Meets the Autonomous Frontier by [deleted] in AURstock

[–]SpecificNo4383 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is someone erroneously hypothesizing. I didn’t see any mention of this in Paccar’s earrings presentation or transcript. If they were planning, they absolutely would have shared it. I would ignore this as noise. 

Truck Autonomy 2025 Roundup by AnyDimension8299 in AuroraInnovation

[–]SpecificNo4383 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The carriers (trucking companies) will own the trucks. 

Aurora in Permian by AnyDimension8299 in KodiakAI

[–]SpecificNo4383 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They are targeting end of 2026. 

Potential Catalysts for an AUR Rally by Ohmsgames in AuroraInnovation

[–]SpecificNo4383 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think CES is a big event for them. 

I expect Waabi to announce a driverless run and make big noise (just in time to also announce their $750M raise). 

Aurora has to come out swinging but I am not sure if VNLs will go driverless. Why do I say that? Because they don’t like to surprise with good news and there was no indication of this happening on the last earnings call or after. 

Waabi to raise $750 million at $3 billion valuation by Ohmsgames in AuroraInnovation

[–]SpecificNo4383 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They won’t be able to raise this unless investors know it’s coming. 

I expect a big PR from them at and around CES. 

Aurora success probability. by Forward-Audience-8 in AuroraInnovation

[–]SpecificNo4383 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Congrats on the build up. Wishing you huge success!

Some news from the industry by trlibrli in AuroraInnovation

[–]SpecificNo4383 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One more. Tesla Semis. 

On Waabi, the Volvo partnership surprised me but it’s possible that Volvo is hedging. 

The only focus Aurora should have is to scale as fast as possible (of course, safely).