Self-driving know-how firm Aurora mentioned it would start piloting vehicles loaded with its software program this week to haul items for U.S. bundle supply agency FedEx Corp between Dallas and Houston, albeit with a security driver.

Aurora, which is led by former heads of self-driving packages at Google, Uber and Tesla Inc., added on Wednesday it’s aiming for vehicles with out a security driver by late 2023.

The information comes every week after self-driving startup Argo AI, Ford Motor Co. and Walmart Inc. mentioned they might collectively launch an autonomous car supply service in Miami, Austin, and Washington, D.C.

In January, Aurora introduced a partnership with U.S. truckmaker PACCAR Inc., whose manufacturers embrace Peterbilt and Kenworth, to develop self-driving vehicles. Aurora now plans to make use of these vehicles to ship FedEx parcels.

Aurora, which goes public via a cope with a blank-check agency backed by Silicon Valley heavyweights Reid Hoffman and Mark Pincus, can be working with Sweden’s Volvo Group to develop self-driving vehicles.

Heavy truck makers all over the world are lining up know-how companions to assist construct out self-driving methods for long-haul freight that would see widespread industrial service effectively earlier than self-driving robotaxis.