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Dec 31, 2024
Aurora Q4 2024 Earnings Report
Aurora reported a net loss of $193 million in Q4 2024, with strong fiscal discipline and progress towards commercial launch.
Key Takeaways
Aurora demonstrated strong fiscal discipline in Q4 2024, with operating expenses under budget and a strengthened liquidity position. The company made significant technological progress, reaching 99% Autonomy Readiness Measure (ARM) and approaching 90% Autonomy Performance Indicator (API) loads for its Dallas to Houston launch lane, with commercial launch planned for April 2025.
Aurora is on track for its Commercial Launch in April 2025, with driverless trucks hauling customer loads between Dallas and Houston.
The Autonomy Readiness Measure (ARM) for the Dallas to Houston launch lane reached 99% by the end of January, up from 97% in October.
The 100% Autonomy Performance Indicator (API) loads averaged 79% for Q4 2024, with 88% excluding the first two weeks due to a software issue.
The company ended the year with over $1.2 billion in cash and short-term investments, expecting this liquidity to fund operations into the second half of 2026.
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Forward Guidance
Aurora expects to begin recognizing revenue at Commercial Launch in April 2025, with modest revenue in the mid-single digit millions range for 2025. The company plans to expand product capabilities to include night driving and rainy conditions, and begin lane expansion to Fort Worth - El Paso - Phoenix in the second half of 2025, increasing capacity to tens of trucks by year-end.
Positive Outlook
- Planned Commercial Launch in April 2025 for driverless trucks between Dallas and Houston.
- Expected expansion of product capabilities to include validated night driving and rainy conditions in H2 2025.
- Beginning lane expansion strategy with driverless operations on the Fort Worth to El Paso lane, with further extension to Phoenix in H2 2025.
- Increasing capacity to tens of trucks by the end of 2025.
- Introduction of next-generation hardware kit later in 2025 to drive step-function reduction in hardware costs.
Challenges Ahead
- Expected 2025 revenue to be modest, in the mid-single digit millions range.
- Anticipated quarterly cash use of $175 - $185 million on average in 2025.
- Increase in capital expenditures and continued development of new hardware programs in 2025.
- Denial of FMCSA application for a modernized flashing light roadside warning system for autonomous trucks.
- The company does not anticipate aggregate API to ever reach 100% due to certain situations requiring on-site support.