earnings
confidence high
sentiment positive
materiality 0.75
Aurora Q1: no revenue, $208M op ex; Driver Feature Complete; $300M Continental deal
Aurora Innovation, Inc.
2023-Q1 EPS reported
-$0.17
- First-quarter 2023 operating expenses $208M (incl. $39M SBC); used ~$136M in operating cash; cash & investments $966M.
- Aurora Driver achieved Feature Complete milestone, implementing all capabilities for Dallas-Houston commercial launch lane.
- Entered long-term partnership with Continental to develop, manufacture, service future Aurora Driver hardware; Continental investing over $300M in NRE.
- Autonomy Performance Indicator (API) reached 96% for Q1; Autonomy Readiness Measure (ARM) at 44% as of March 31.
- Pilot operations: 1,635 cumulative loads, 455k+ miles, 98% on-time; Q2 goal of 50 loads/week already met.