AWS and Aumovio expand AI-driven development of self-driving vehicles

Amazon Web Services will be Aumovio's preferred cloud provider to support AI-driven autonomous driving development. The tools will be used first for Aurora's planned large-scale deployment of driverless trucks from 2027.

Amazon Web Services has expanded a partnership with German automotive hardware supplier Aumovio to support the commercial rollout of self-driving vehicles. The agreement makes AWS Aumovio's preferred cloud provider for autonomous driving development using generative and agentic AI tools. The new tools are slated for initial use with Aurora's planned deployment of driverless trucks at scale from 2027. The move comes as the industry shifts from research toward commercial deployment, especially in freight. Key points: - AWS will become Aumovio's preferred cloud provider for AI-driven autonomous driving development. - The tools are planned for first use in Aurora's scheduled large-scale driverless truck deployment from 2027. - Engineers will use generative and agentic AI on AWS to analyse large driving data sets and detect rare situations such as road debris and pedestrians in traffic lanes. - Aumovio was spun off from Continental last year and provides the hardware platform for Aurora's self-driving system and a separate fallback system intended to stop a truck safely if the primary autonomous driver fails. - The collaboration reflects a broader shift toward commercial deployment in autonomous freight, and Aurora has already launched limited driverless operations in the U.S. Summary: The partnership is intended to speed training and validation of Level 4 autonomous systems by improving the ability to find and analyse rare edge cases in massive data sets. The immediate next milestone cited is use of the tools for Aurora's planned 2027 truck rollout; other regulatory or implementation timelines were not stated.