---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-22-012098"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AUR"
cik: "0001828108"
company_name: "Aurora Innovation, Inc."
filed_at: "2022-01-19T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-27T17:17:34.649997+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Aurora appoints Claire Hughes Johnson to board; outlines Aurora Driver beta and safety milestones

## Summary
- Claire Hughes Johnson, former Stripe COO, appointed to Aurora Board effective Jan 13, 2022.
- Aurora expects to launch Aurora Driver Beta 2.0 with first Toyota Sienna fleet and next-gen trucks at end of Q1 2022.
- In Q3 2022, Aurora plans to demonstrate fail-safe capabilities for highway system failures without Vehicle Operator intervention.
- Target commercial launch: trucking business in late 2023 and ride-hailing business in late 2024.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-22-012098
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AUR
- cik: 0001828108
- company_name: Aurora Innovation, Inc.
- filed_at: 2022-01-19T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1828108/000119312522012098/0001193125-22-012098-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1828108/000119312522012098/d283411d8k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-22-012098.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  James Andrew Bagnell resigned as Director at Aurora Innovation, Inc..
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Director
  source text: On January 12, 2022, James Andrew Bagnell provided notice of his decision to resign from the Board of Directors (the “ Board ”) of Aurora Innovation, Inc. (the “ Company ”).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1828108/000119312522012098/0001193125-22-012098-index.htm
- Executive change
  Claire Hughes Johnson was appointed as Director at Aurora Innovation, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: On January 13, 2022, Claire Hughes Johnson was appointed to the Board of the Company.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1828108/000119312522012098/0001193125-22-012098-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.