Aurora Innovation, Inc. - Class A (AUR) Covered Calls

Aurora Innovation, Inc. is a leading self-driving technology company developing the Aurora Driver, a versatile autonomous system designed for both trucking and passenger mobility. The company focuses on "Driver-as-a-Service" products, initially prioritizing the freight market to address safety and labor shortages. By integrating advanced lidar, hardware, and AI-driven software, Aurora aims to deliver a safer, more efficient, and cost-effective solution for the global transportation industry.

You can sell covered calls on Aurora Innovation, Inc. - Class A to lower risk and earn monthly income. Born To Sell's covered call screener gives you customized search capabilities across all possible covered calls but here are a couple of examples for AUR (prices last updated Tue 4:16 PM ET):

Aurora Innovation, Inc. - Class A (AUR) Stock Quote
Last Change Bid Ask Volume P/E Market Cap
4.85 +0.11 4.81 4.83 12.9M - 7.8
Covered Calls For Aurora Innovation, Inc. - Class A (AUR)
Expiration Strike Call Bid Net Debit Return
If Flat		 Annualized
Return If Flat
Mar 20 5 0.25 4.58 5.5% 80.3%
Apr 17 5 0.40 4.43 9.0% 62.0%
Subscribers get access to the full covered call chain, and more features.

Want to make money with covered calls?  Sign Up For A Free Trial

Core Business and Products

Aurora Innovation (AUR) specializes in the development of the "Aurora Driver," a full-stack self-driving technology suite. The company’s primary product is a "Driver-as-a-Service" (DaaS) model, which allows fleet owners and manufacturers to integrate autonomous capabilities into their existing vehicles. While the technology is designed to be vehicle-agnostic, Aurora has prioritized the Class 8 heavy-duty trucking market through its "Aurora Horizon" service. The suite includes the Aurora Driver hardware (sensors, computers, and telematics), software (perception, motion planning, and control), and "Aurora Beacon," a cloud-based mission control system for fleet management.

In early 2026, the company reached a critical milestone by tripling its driverless network to ten routes across the U.S. Sun Belt, including a 1,000-mile lane between Fort Worth and Phoenix. The "Aurora Driver" is now capable of navigating complex surface streets and highways in various inclement weather conditions, significantly increasing asset utilization. Aurora has established deep strategic partnerships with industry leaders like PACCAR and Volvo to build factory-integrated autonomous trucks, as well as Toyota for potential long-term ride-hailing applications.

Competitive Landscape

The autonomous vehicle (AV) sector is a high-stakes market featuring competition from both pure-play tech firms and legacy automotive giants. In the trucking and logistics space, Aurora competes with firms developing Level 4 autonomous systems and traditional human-driven fleets. Primary competitors listed on the NYSE or NASDAQ with active, liquid options chains include Tesla, Uber Technologies, and Alphabet (parent of Waymo). While companies like Kodiak Robotics and Gatik are significant rivals in the middle-mile and long-haul AV space, they are not linked here as they do not meet your specific exchange requirements.

Strategic Outlook and Innovation

Aurora’s strategic roadmap for 2026 is focused on "Industrialized Scaling." With a perfect safety record of over 250,000 driverless miles as of early 2026, the company is preparing to deploy its second-generation commercial hardware kit on a new fleet of driverless trucks. The company expects to have over 200 fully driverless trucks in operation by the end of 2026, supported by commercial capacity that is already fully committed through the third quarter. A major innovation is the use of "Verifiable AI," which allows the Aurora Driver to build maps and validate new routes significantly faster than previous-generation systems.

Financially, Aurora is targeting positive gross profit by late 2026 as it transitions from a research-intensive phase to a commercial execution phase. The company’s "Energy Producer" pilot in West Texas demonstrates the "superhuman" utilization of its technology, hauling frac sand for 20+ hours a day. By leveraging its partnerships with major carriers like Hirschbach and FedEx, Aurora aims to demonstrate the long-term cost advantages of autonomous freight. The long-term vision is to expand the Aurora Driver into the passenger mobility market via "Aurora Connect," utilizing the same core technology developed for its heavy-duty trucking operations.