Aurora — the Strip District-based autonomous trucking startup that is pioneering self-driving truck service on U.S. public roads — has entered a partnership with McLeod Software to expand its customer base.

McLeod (pronounced “McCloud”) provides software called Transportation Management System, or TMS, to its more than 1,200 trucking clients. Integrating its system with Aurora should help Aurora reach more partners and make it a part of a larger trucking ecosystem.

The partnership is a first for the autonomous trucking industry, officials said Thursday morning in a statement.

“By meeting customers where they are within their existing TMS, we’re making it easy for them to tap into the safety and efficiency benefits of autonomous trucks,” said Ossa Fisher, Aurora’s president.

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