Edge Case Partners with Aurora Innovation to Review Safety Case
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: Jun 25 2026
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Edge Case announced it has partnered with Aurora Innovation and reviewed its Safety Case. After a three-month audit, Edge Case confirmed Aurora's Safety Case is "well-structured, substantively aligned with industry best practices, and actively maintained - emphasizing the Aurora Driver's maturity and readiness for America's highways," the company said.
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Current: 6.790
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4.00
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10.36
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15.00
Current: 6.790
Low
4.00
Averages
10.36
High
15.00
About AUR
Aurora Innovation, Inc. develops the Aurora Driver, which is designed as a platform to adapt and interoperate among a multitude of vehicle types and applications. The Aurora Driver is an advanced and scalable suite of self-driving hardware, software, and data services to transform the global transportation market. The Company has integrated the Aurora Driver into numerous different vehicle platforms designed to meet its requirements: from passenger vehicles to light commercial vehicles to Class 8 trucks. The Company's Aurora Driver for Freight is a driverless trucking subscription service, as its first commercial product. Its second core market focuses on passenger mobility, initially targeting the ride hailing space with Aurora Driver for Rides, its driverless ride hailing subscription service. Its third core market is local goods delivery, which spans several sub-segments, including last-mile parcel and post, prepared food, grocery, and business-to-business (B2B) delivery.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
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