Shares of Aurora Innovation jumped more than 30% Tuesday morning after the self-driving software company announced a partnership with tech giant Nvidia and manufacturer Continental to develop self-driving trucks.

Nvidia DRIVE Thor, an in-vehicle computing platform, will be used in the primary computer of the Aurora Driver.

Aurora, Continental, and NVIDIA announced a strategic partnership to deploy driverless trucks at scale, powered by the next-gen NVIDIA DRIVE Thor system-on-a-chip.

Building on NVIDIA DRIVE™, Aurora’s SAE Level 4 autonomous-driving system will integrate with NVIDIA’s accelerated compute running DriveOS.

Aurora Innovation's shares rose 35% on Tuesday after the self-driving technology developer announced a long-term deal with Nvidia and Germany's Continental to deploy driverless trucks. Uber-backed Aurora's stock has nearly doubled in the past 12 months,

Aurora (AUR) partners with Continental and NVIDIA to deploy driverless trucks at scale by 2027, revolutionizing the transportation industry.

Driverless trucks are expected to start hauling freight on Interstate 45 between the Dallas and Houston areas with 20 driverless trucks in the near term

Self-driving tech company Aurora (NASDAQ:AUR), automotive suppliers company Continental and Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) entered a long-term strategic partnership to deploy driverless trucks at scale. This collaboration will leverage NVIDIA's (NASDAQ:NVDA) next-generation DRIVE Thor system-on-a-chip and DriveOS,

A big-name partner for a major self-driving truck project. In a statement released late on Monday night, Aurora announced a "long-term strategic partnership" with Nvidia and Germa