--- title: Aurora CFO says 30,000 driverless trucks by 2030 isn’t... description: Aurora's CFO David Maday defends the company's ambitious plan to have over 30,000 driverless trucks on the road generating $5 billion in annual revenue by the... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/aurora-cfo-says-30-000-driverless-trucks-by-2030-isn-t-as-far-fetched-as-it-sounds-wufkbnfrx twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Aurora CFO says 30,000 driverless trucks by 2030 isn’t as far-fetched as it sounds | daily.dev og:description: Aurora's CFO David Maday defends the company's ambitious plan to have over 30,000 driverless trucks on the road generating $5 billion in annual revenue by the... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/aurora-cfo-says-30-000-driverless-trucks-by-2030-isn-t-as-far-fetched-as-it-sounds-wufkbnfrx og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/WufkbNFrX.png og:image:alt: Aurora CFO says 30,000 driverless trucks by 2030 isn’t as far-fetched as it sounds og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Aurora CFO says 30,000 driverless trucks by 2030 isn’t as far-fetched as it sounds **[TechCrunch](https://daily.dev/sources/tc)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Aurora's CFO David Maday defends the company's ambitious plan to have over 30,000 driverless trucks on the road generating $5 billion in annual revenue by the end of 2030, up from an expected 200 trucks and $80 million run rate by end of 2026. He argues this is modest relative to the 250,000-300,000 trucks produced annually by major manufacturers. Investor sentiment has been skeptical, with shares dropping over 12% after the company's investor day. The key shift is a planned move from a transportation-as-a-service model (Aurora owns trucks, charges ~$2/mile) to a driver-as-a-service model in 2027 (customers own trucks, pay Aurora ~$0.85/mile subscription), which should improve margins and reduce balance sheet risk. Third-generation hardware built and financed by partner Aumovio (formerly Continental) is expected by end of 2027, enabling broader U.S. expansion and eventual entry into robotaxi/ride-hailing. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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