Aurora Innovation, Inc 10-Q for FY2025 Q3
Aurora Innovation, Inc. (AUR)
10-Q
2025-10-28
For: 2025-09-30
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About this 10-Q
Aurora Innovation, Inc filed this 10-Q on October 28, 2025, covering the quarter ended September 30, 2025 (FY2025 Q3).
Headline figures
Quarter ended September 30, 2025, as reported in this filing, compared with the same period a year earlier where the filing states it.
- Revenue
- $1M
- compared with $0 a year earlier
- Net loss
- $201M
- compared with a net loss of $208M a year earlier
- Diluted EPS
- -$0.11
- compared with -$0.13 a year earlier
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 10-Q
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(Mark One)
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 | |||||
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2025
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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 | |||||
For the transition period from _______ to _______
Commission file number 001-40216
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(888 ) 583-9506
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The registrant had outstanding 1,596,585,483 shares of Class A common stock and 338,785,507 shares of Class B common stock as of October 21, 2025.
Table of Contents
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CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (this “Quarterly Report”) contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws, which statements involve substantial risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements generally relate to future events or our future financial or operating performance. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements because they contain words such as “may,” “might,” “possible,” “will,” “should,” “expect,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “could,” “intend,” “target,” “project,” “contemplate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict,” “potential” or “continue” or the negative of these words or other similar terms or expressions that concern our expectations, strategy, plans or intentions. Forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report include statements about:
•our ability to commercialize the Aurora Driver safely, quickly, and broadly on the timeline we expect;
•the safety benefits of our technology and product;
•the market for autonomous vehicles and our market position;
•our ability to compete effectively with existing and new competitors;
•our ability to maintain the listing of our Class A common stock and warrants on Nasdaq;
•our ability to raise financing in the future;
•anticipated trends, growth rates, and challenges in our business and in the markets in which we operate;
•our ability to effectively manage our growth and future expenses;
•the sufficiency of our cash and cash equivalents to meet our operating requirements;
•our success in retaining or recruiting, or changes required in, our officers, key employees or directors;
•the impact of the regulatory environment and complexities with compliance related to such environment;
•our ability to successfully collaborate with business partners;
•our business partners' ability to source materials for and manufacture vehicles for deployment of the Aurora Driver at scale;
•the anticipated benefits from our relationships with our partners and customers;
•our ability to obtain, maintain, protect and enforce our intellectual property;
•economic and industry trends or trend analysis;
•the benefits of the use of artificial intelligence in Aurora’s services or products;
•the impact of infectious diseases, health epidemics and pandemics, natural disasters, war (including Russia’s actions in Ukraine and the conflicts in the Middle East), acts of terrorism or responses to these events; and
•other factors detailed under the section entitled "Risk Factors" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 and this Quarterly Report.
We caution you that the foregoing list does not contain all of the forward-looking statements made in this Quarterly Report.
You should not rely upon forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. We have based the forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report primarily on our current expectations and projections about future events and trends that we believe may affect our business, operating results, financial condition and prospects. The outcome of the events described in these forward-looking statements is subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors, including those described in the section titled "Risk Factors" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, and elsewhere in this Quarterly Report. Moreover, we operate in a very competitive and rapidly changing environment. New risks and uncertainties emerge from time to time and it is not possible for us to predict all risks and uncertainties that could have an impact on the forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report. We cannot assure you that the results, events and circumstances reflected in the forward-looking statements will be achieved or occur, and actual results, events or circumstances could differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements.
Neither we nor any other person assumes responsibility for the accuracy and completeness of any of these forward-looking statements. Moreover, the forward-looking statements made in this Quarterly Report relate only to events as of the date on which the statements are made. We undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statements made in this Quarterly Report to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this Quarterly Report or to reflect new information or the occurrence of unanticipated events, except as required by law. You should not place undue reliance on our forward-looking statements. Our forward-looking statements do not reflect the potential impact of any future acquisitions, mergers, dispositions, joint ventures or investments we may make.
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Part I - Financial Information
Item 1. Financial Statements
Aurora Innovation, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (unaudited)
(in millions)
| September 30, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||
Assets | |||||||||||||||||
Current assets: | |||||||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||
| Short-term investments | |||||||||||||||||
Other current assets | |||||||||||||||||
Total current assets | |||||||||||||||||
Property and equipment, net | |||||||||||||||||
Operating lease right-of-use assets | |||||||||||||||||
Acquisition related intangible assets, net | |||||||||||||||||
Long-term investments | |||||||||||||||||
| Other assets | |||||||||||||||||
Total assets | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity | |||||||||||||||||
Current liabilities: | |||||||||||||||||
Operating lease liabilities, current | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||
Other current liabilities | |||||||||||||||||
Total current liabilities | |||||||||||||||||
Operating lease liabilities, long-term | |||||||||||||||||
Derivative liabilities | |||||||||||||||||
Other liabilities | |||||||||||||||||
Total liabilities | |||||||||||||||||
| Commitments and contingencies | |||||||||||||||||
Stockholders’ equity: | |||||||||||||||||
Common stock - $ | |||||||||||||||||
Additional paid-in capital | |||||||||||||||||
Accumulated other comprehensive income | |||||||||||||||||
Accumulated deficit | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||
Total stockholders’ equity | |||||||||||||||||
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||
See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements (unaudited)
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Aurora Innovation, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (unaudited)
(in millions, except per share data)
| Three Months Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenue | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of revenue | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Research and development | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Loss from operations | ( | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other income (loss): | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Change in fair value of derivative liabilities | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other income, net | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Loss before income taxes | ( | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Income tax expense | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net loss | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Basic and diluted net loss per share | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Basic and diluted weighted-average shares outstanding | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements (unaudited)
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Aurora Innovation, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss (unaudited)
(in millions)
| Three Months Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net loss | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other comprehensive income: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Unrealized income on investments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other comprehensive income | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comprehensive loss | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements (unaudited)
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Aurora Innovation, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity (unaudited)
(in millions)
| Common stock | Additional paid-in capital | Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income | Accumulated deficit | Total stockholders’ equity | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares | Amount | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance as of June 30, 2024 | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Equity issued under incentive compensation plans, net of shares withheld for employee taxes | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of common stock in public offering, net of issuance costs | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stock-based compensation | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comprehensive income (loss) | — | — | — | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance as of September 30, 2024 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance as of June 30, 2025 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Equity issued under incentive compensation plans, net of shares withheld for employee taxes | — | ( | — | — | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of common stock in at-the-market offering, net of issuance costs | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comprehensive income (loss) | — | — | — | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance as of September 30, 2025 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements (unaudited)
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Aurora Innovation, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity (unaudited)
(in millions)
| Common stock | Additional paid-in capital | Accumulated other comprehensive income | Accumulated deficit | Total stockholders’ equity | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares | Amount | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance as of December 31, 2023 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Equity issued under incentive compensation plans, net of shares withheld for employee taxes | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of common stock in public offering, net of issuance costs | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stock-based compensation | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comprehensive income (loss) | — | — | — | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance as of September 30, 2024 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance as of December 31, 2024 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Equity issued under incentive compensation plans, net of shares withheld for employee taxes | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of common stock in at-the-market offering, net of issuance costs | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comprehensive loss | — | — | — | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance as of September 30, 2025 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements (unaudited)
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Aurora Innovation, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited)
(in millions)
| Nine Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Cash flows from operating activities | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Net loss | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||||||||||||||
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Reduction in the carrying amount of right-of-use assets | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Stock-based compensation | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Change in fair value of derivative liabilities | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Accretion of discount on investments | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Other operating activities | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Other current and non-current assets | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
Operating lease liabilities | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
Other current and non-current liabilities | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Net cash used in operating activities | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
Cash flows from investing activities | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Purchases of property and equipment | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
Purchases of investments | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Maturities and sales of investments | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Net cash used in investing activities | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
Cash flows from financing activities | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Proceeds from issuance of common stock | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Payments for taxes on net settlement of equity incentive awards | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
Other financing activities | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
Net cash provided by financing activities | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at beginning of the period | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at end of the period | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements (unaudited)
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Aurora Innovation, Inc.
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
Note 1. Overview of the Organization
Aurora Innovation, Inc. (the “Company” or “Aurora”) is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and its mission is to deliver the benefits of self-driving technology safely, quickly, and broadly. The Company is developing the Aurora Driver, an advanced and scalable suite of self-driving hardware, software and data services designed as a platform to adapt and interoperate amongst vehicle types and applications.
Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Presentation
The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its controlled subsidiaries. Intercompany balances and transactions between the Company and its controlled subsidiaries have been eliminated.
The preparation of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
The information included herein should be read in conjunction with the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024. The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2024 included herein was derived from the audited financial statements as of that date but does not contain all of the footnote disclosures from the annual financial statements.
The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements reflect, in the opinion of the Company, all adjustments of a normal, recurring nature necessary for a fair statement of our financial position, results of operations, and cash flows for the periods presented but are not necessarily indicative of the expected results for the full fiscal year or any future period.
The Company’s significant accounting policies are described in Note 2, “Accounting Policies,” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024. There have been no changes to these policies that have had a material impact on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes, except as noted below.
Revenue Recognition
The Company recognizes revenue on its transportation services as goods are transported from one location to another utilizing an over time model as the services are provided.
Revenues are presented net of tax when transactions are subject to taxes, such as sales tax, that are assessed by governmental authorities.
Incremental costs of obtaining a contract and costs to fulfill a contract are not material.
Cost of Revenue
Cost of revenue includes costs of the self-driving system hardware depreciation and maintenance expense, personnel costs, terminal related costs when required, insurance, telecommunications, and amortization of acquired intangibles. When services are provided using vehicles owned by the Company, cost of revenue also includes truck depreciation and maintenance expense, and fuel.
Acquired Intangible Assets
Acquired intangible assets primarily consists of one asset class of developed technology from various business combinations. These assets were in-process research and development (“IPR&D”) until the assets were completed and placed into service during the three months ended June 30, 2025. An estimated useful life of 10 years was assigned for the period over which the technology is expected to contribute to the future cash flows of the company in commercial self-driving applications. These assets are amortized over the estimated useful life in proportion to the economic benefits received via revenue recognized. The acquired intangible assets had an aggregate carrying amount of $617 million as of September 30, 2025. Amortization expense in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 was not significant.
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The Company evaluates the estimated remaining useful life of its intangible assets and whether events or changes in circumstances warrant a revision to the remaining period of amortization at each period end. Acquired intangible assets are subject to impairment considerations whenever events or circumstances indicate that the carrying amounts may not be recoverable. No
Risks and Uncertainties
The Company’s operations are principally funded by available liquidity from cash, cash equivalents and investments. Management expects to continue to incur operating losses and that the Company will need to opportunistically raise additional capital to support the continued development and commercialization of the Aurora Driver. Management believes that cash on hand and investments will be sufficient to meet its working capital and capital expenditure requirements for a period of at least twelve months from the date of these financial statements. Management will continue to evaluate the timing and nature of discretionary operating expenses, as necessary.
Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentration of credit risk consist primarily of cash, cash equivalents and investments. The Company primarily maintains its cash and cash equivalents at U.S. commercial banks, while its investments primarily consist of U.S. Treasury securities as well as corporate bonds and commercial paper. Cash and cash equivalents deposited with domestic commercial banks generally exceed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation insurable limit, though the Company has not experienced any credit losses on its deposits.
The Company is dependent on its suppliers, some of which are single or limited source suppliers, to design, develop, industrialize and manufacture components, and these suppliers may not produce and deliver necessary and industrialized components at prices, volumes and on terms acceptable to the Company. For instance, the Company plans to rely on a single supplier, Continental Automotive Technologies GmbH (now a subsidiary of Aumovio SE), for the production, provision and full lifecycle support of its future generation of the Aurora Driver hardware system which will be integrated with OEM platform vehicles. In instances where the supplier fails to perform its obligations, the Company may be unable to find alternative suppliers to satisfactorily deliver its products, if at all.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In December 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures, which requires disaggregated information about a reporting entity's effective tax rate reconciliation as well as information on income taxes paid to enhance the transparency and decision usefulness of income tax disclosures. The updated standard is effective for annual reporting beginning with the Company’s fiscal year 2025. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this guidance, and expects to adopt the standard during the fourth quarter of 2025.
In November 2024, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2024-03, Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses, which requires annual and interim disclosure of disaggregated disclosures of certain costs and expenses on the income statement. The standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2027, with early adoption permitted. Amendments are applied on a prospective basis with retrospective application permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this guidance.
In September 2025, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2025-06, Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Internal-Use Software, which modernizes and simplifies the guidance for capitalizing costs related to internal-use software by removing the stage-based approach and aligning the disclosure requirements with those for other long-lived assets. The standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2027, with early adoption permitted. The amendments may be applied prospectively or using a modified retrospective approach. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this guidance.
Note 3. Revenue
The Company generates revenue by providing transportation services for customers from an origin to a destination of the shipment. The Company and its customers enter into transportation service agreements that establish the terms, including prices, under which orders to purchase transportation services may be placed. When an agreement includes enforceable terms and conditions over a specified period, it is considered a contract, as it establishes enforceable rights and obligations.
Substantially all of the Company’s contracts with its customers are for a single performance obligation of providing self-driving and other transportation services, with the transaction price determined on a per mile rate basis. The transaction price may be defined in a transportation services agreement or negotiated with the customer prior to accepting the shipment order.
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The Company recognizes revenue on its transportation services as goods are transported from the origin to the destination utilizing an over time model as the services are provided. The Company has an unconditional right to consideration from the customer in an amount that corresponds directly with the value of its performance, and as such the Company recognizes revenue in the amount to which the Company has a right to invoice the customer, when applicable.
Invoices are generally due 30 days after the invoice date. Receivables are recorded for the unconditional right to consideration when the related performance obligations have been fully satisfied. There are no significant financing components in our customer contracts.
Revenues are presented net of tax when transactions are subject to taxes, such as sales tax, that are assessed by governmental authorities.
Incremental costs of obtaining a contract and costs to fulfill a contract are not material.
Note 4. Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Investments
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash were as follows (in millions):
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| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||
Restricted cash, current (a) | |||||||||||||||||
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Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||
(a) Included in other current assets on the condensed consolidated balance sheets
(b) Included in other assets on the condensed consolidated balance sheets
The components of cash, cash equivalents, short-term investments, and long-term investments measured at fair value on a recurring basis were as follows (in millions):
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| Fair value level | September 30, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Bank deposits | Level 1 | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||
Money market funds | Level 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury securities | Level 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
Commercial paper | Level 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
Total cash and cash equivalents | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||
Short-term and long-term investments: | ||||||||||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury securities | Level 2 | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||
Commercial paper | Level 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
Corporate bonds and notes | Level 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
Total short-term and long-term investments | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||
The amortized cost, unrealized gains, and fair value of available-for-sale debt securities were as follows (in millions):
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Total short-term and long-term investments | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Total short-term and long-term investments | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||
Note 5. Stockholders' Equity
Preferred Stock
The Company is authorized to issue 1,000 million shares of preferred stock with a par value of $0.00001 per share. There were no
Common Stock
The Company is authorized to issue 51,000 million shares of common stock with a par value of $0.00001 per share; of which 50,000 million shares are designated Class A common stock and 1,000 million shares are designated Class B common stock. Class A common stockholders are entitled to one vote for each share and Class B common stockholders are entitled to ten votes for each share. Class A and Class B have identical liquidation and dividend rights. Class B shares are convertible into Class A upon election by the holder or upon transfer (except for certain permitted transfers).
The Company had 1,591 1,383 339 350
At-The-Market Offering
On February 14, 2025, the Company entered into a sales agreement with Cantor Fitzgerald & Co., TD Securities (USA) LLC, and Allen & Company LLC (the “Sales Agents”) pursuant to which the Company may offer and sell, from time to time and at its sole discretion, up to an aggregate amount of $500 million of the Company’s Class A common stock through the Sales Agents in an “at-the-market” offering (the “ATM Program”). On July 30, 2025, the Company increased the aggregate dollar amount of the Company’s Class A common stock that it may sell under the ATM Program to $1,421 million, of which $1,000 million remained available to be sold as of the date thereof.
During the three months ended September 30, 2025, the Company offered and sold 80 million shares of Class A common stock through the ATM Program for net proceeds of $460 million after transaction costs.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2025, the Company offered and sold 147 million shares of Class A common stock through the ATM Program for net proceeds of $859 million after transaction costs.
Note 6. Equity Incentive Plans
The Company has outstanding awards granted under four equity compensation plans: the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended (the “Plan”), the Aurora Innovation, Inc. 2017 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2017 Plan”), the Blackmore Sensors & Analytics, Inc. 2016 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Blackmore Plan”), and the OURS Technology Inc. 2017 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended (the “OURS Plan”). The Company assumed awards under the 2017 Plan, the Blackmore Plan and the OURS Plan to the extent such employees continued as employees of the Company.
Under the Plan, equity-based compensation in the form of restricted stock units (“RSUs”), restricted stock awards, incentive stock options, non-qualified stock options, stock appreciation rights, and performance units may be granted to employees, officers, directors, consultants, and others. As of September 30, 2025, there were 260 million shares available for grant under the Plan.
In the second quarter of 2025, the Company paid its 2024 employee incentive compensation in the form of restricted stock units which were granted and vested during the second quarter of 2025. Upon issuance the Company recorded a $55 million reduction to Other current liabilities which had previously been reported in the Company’s December 31, 2024 Consolidated Balance Sheet.
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Stock-based Compensation Expense
Stock-based compensation is allocated on a departmental basis, based on the classification of the option holder or grant recipient. No income tax benefits have been recognized in the statement of operations for stock-based compensation arrangements and no material stock-based compensation has been capitalized as of September 30, 2025.
Total stock-based compensation expense by function was as follows (in millions):
| Three Months Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Research and development | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Selling, general, and administrative | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Restricted Stock Units
RSUs granted under the Plan generally are subject to a time-based vesting requirement. Generally, the time-based vesting requirement is quarterly over to four years starting on the vesting commencement date, with a one-year cliff vesting for new hire awards.
RSU activity under the Plan and the 2017 Plan was as follows (in millions, except per share amounts):
| Number of shares | Weighted- average grant date fair value | ||||||||||||||||
Unvested at December 31, 2024 | $ | ||||||||||||||||
Granted | |||||||||||||||||
| Vested | ( | ||||||||||||||||
Forfeited | ( | ||||||||||||||||
Unvested at September 30, 2025 | $ | ||||||||||||||||
The unrecognized stock-based compensation related to unvested RSUs was $416 million at September 30, 2025 and will be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.7 years. The fair value of RSUs as of their respective vesting dates was $287 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2025.
Stock Options
The exercise price of stock options granted under the Plan and the 2017 Plan may not be less than 100 % of the fair value of the Company’s common stock on the date of the grant. Stock options generally vest over to four years starting on the vesting commencement date and expire, if not exercised, 10 years from the date of grant or, if earlier, three months after the option holder ceases to be a service provider of the Company. Stock options outstanding under the Blackmore Plan and the OURS Plan are not material.
Stock options granted under the Plan during the nine months ended September 30, 2025 were as follows:
| Nine Months Ended September 30, 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
| Stock options granted (in millions) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weighted average grant date fair value | $ | ||||||||||||||||
| Weighted average grant date fair value assumptions: | |||||||||||||||||
Expected term | |||||||||||||||||
Risk-free interest rates | % | ||||||||||||||||
| Expected volatility | % | ||||||||||||||||
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Stock option activity under the Plan and the 2017 Plan was as follows (in millions, except per share amounts):
| Number of shares | Weighted average exercise price | Weighted average remaining contractual term (in years) | Aggregate intrinsic value | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Outstanding at December 31, 2024 | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Granted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Exercised | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Forfeited | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Outstanding at September 30, 2025 | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Exercisable at September 30, 2025 | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
The unrecognized stock-based compensation related to unvested stock options was $52 million as of September 30, 2025 and will be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.2 years. The intrinsic value of stock options exercised was $90 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2025.
Note 7. Derivative Liabilities
The components of derivative liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis were as follows (in millions):
| As of | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Fair value level | September 30, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||
Public warrants | Level 1 | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||
Private placement warrants | Level 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Earnout share liabilities | Level 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
Total derivative liabilities | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||
The public and private placement warrants are measured at fair value on a recurring basis. The public warrants were valued based on the closing price of the publicly traded instrument. The private placement warrants were valued using observable inputs for similar publicly traded instruments. Public warrants outstanding were 12 9
The earnout share liabilities are measured at fair value on a recurring basis utilizing a Monte Carlo simulation analysis. The expected volatility is determined based on our historical equity volatility as well as the historical equity volatility of comparable companies over a period that matches the expected term of the instrument. The risk-free interest rate is based on relevant U.S. treasury rates for a period that matches the expected term of the instrument. Earnout shares outstanding were 5
The valuation inputs utilized in determining the earnout share liability were as follows:
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| September 30, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||
Risk-free interest rates | % | % | |||||||||||||||
Expected term (in years) | |||||||||||||||||
| Expected volatility | % | % | |||||||||||||||
The components of change in fair value of derivative liabilities were as follows (in millions):
| Three Months Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Common stock warrants | $ | $ | ( | $ | $ | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Earnout share liabilities | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Change in fair value of derivative liabilities | $ | $ | ( | $ | $ | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Note 8. Leases
The Company leases office facilities and warehouses under non-cancelable operating lease agreements that expire through 2042, including renewal options that are reasonably certain to be exercised.
Note 9. Balance Sheet Details
Property and Equipment, Net
The components of property and equipment, net were as follows (in millions):
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| September 30, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||
Land | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||
Buildings and leasehold improvements | |||||||||||||||||
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Other | |||||||||||||||||
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||
Total property and equipment, net | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||
Other Current Liabilities
The components of other current liabilities were as follows (in millions):
| As of | |||||||||||||||||
| September 30, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||
Accrued compensation | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||
Other accrued expenses | |||||||||||||||||
Total other current liabilities | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||
Note 10. Earnings Per Share
The Company computes earnings per share of common stock using the two-class method required for participating securities. The participating securities did not impact the computation of earnings per share in the periods presented as no dividends were declared and the participating securities are not contractually obligated to share in losses.
The Company has two classes of common stock with identical liquidation and dividend rights, Class A and Class B. The net loss is allocated in a proportionate basis to each class of common stock and results in the same net loss per share.
The following table presents the potential common stock outstanding excluded from the computation of diluted loss per share because including them would have had an antidilutive effect (in millions):
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| September 30, 2025 | September 30, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
RSUs | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Note 11. Commitments and Contingencies
From time to time the Company may be party to various claims in the normal course of business. Legal fees and other costs associated with such actions are expensed as incurred. The Company assesses the need to record a liability for litigation and loss contingencies. Reserve estimates are recorded when and if it is determined that a loss related to certain matters is both probable and reasonably estimable. No material loss contingencies were recorded in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024.
Note 12. Segment
The Company has one reportable segment managed on a consolidated basis by the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) who is the chief operating decision maker (“CODM”). In identifying one reportable segment, the Company considered the basis of organization for the development of the Aurora Driver, an advanced and scalable suite of self-driving hardware, software and data services designed as a platform to adapt and interoperate amongst vehicle types and applications.
The accounting policies of the segment are the same as those described in the summary of significant accounting policies. The CODM assesses performance and decides how to allocate resources based on net loss that is also reported on the income statement as consolidated net loss. The measure of segment assets is reported on the balance sheet as consolidated total assets.
The CODM allocates resources and evaluates performance based on net loss, which is the Company’s measure of segment profit or loss. The CODM considers budget to actual and year-over-year variances for net loss when making decisions about how to utilize the company’s resources.
In the second quarter of 2025, our CODM began to regularly review revenue and cost of revenue as a result of the successful launch of the Aurora Driver for Freight product.
Beginning in the second quarter of 2025, cost of revenue and other operating expenses now include depreciation and amortization which was previously reported in other segment items. The table below has been updated to reflect these changes.
The components of segment profit or loss were as follows (in millions):
| Three Months Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Revenue | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Less: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cost of revenue | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personnel expenses | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Other segment items (a) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
The following discussion and analysis of the financial condition and results of operations should be read together with the condensed consolidated financial statements (unaudited) included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report. This discussion contains forward-looking statements based upon current expectations that involve risks and uncertainties. Our actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of several factors, including those set forth in "Part I, Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our Annual Report and “Part II, Item 1A. Risk Factors" and under the heading “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report.
Unless otherwise indicated or the context otherwise requires, references to “Aurora,” “we,” “us,” “our” and other similar terms in this section refer to Aurora Innovation, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries. Percentage amounts have not in all cases been calculated on the basis of rounded figures, but on the basis of such amounts prior to rounding. For this reason, percentage amounts may vary from those obtained by performing the same calculations using the figures in our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report. Certain other amounts that appear in this Quarterly Report may not sum due to rounding.
Aurora’s Business
Aurora is developing the Aurora Driver based on what we believe to be the most advanced and scalable suite of self-driving hardware, software, and data services in the world to fundamentally transform the global transportation market. The Aurora Driver is designed as a platform to adapt and interoperate amongst vehicle types and applications. To date, it has been successfully integrated into numerous different vehicle platforms: from passenger vehicles to light commercial vehicles to Class 8 trucks. By creating one driver system for multiple vehicle types and use cases, Aurora’s capabilities in one market reinforce and strengthen its competitive advantages in others. For example, highway driving capabilities developed for trucking will carry over to highway segments driven by passenger vehicles in ride-hailing applications. We believe this approach will enable us to target and transform the transportation landscape, including trucking, passenger mobility, and local goods delivery market.
We expect that the Aurora Driver will ultimately be commercialized in a Driver as a Service (“DaaS”) business model, in which customers or third parties will purchase, manage, and maintain fleets directly, while subscribing to the Aurora Driver and a suite of related services. We do not intend to own nor operate a large number of vehicles ourselves. Throughout commercialization, we expect to earn revenue on a fee per mile basis, or a comparable pricing mechanism. We intend to partner with OEMs, Tier 1 automotive suppliers, fleet operators, and other third parties to commercialize and support Aurora Driver-powered vehicles. We expect that these strategic partners will support activities such as vehicle and hardware manufacturing, financing and leasing, service and maintenance, parts replacement, facility ownership and operation, and other commercial and operational services as needed. We expect this DaaS model to enable an asset-light and high margin revenue stream for Aurora, while allowing us to scale more rapidly through partnerships. During the start of commercialization, though, we are operating our own logistics and mobility services, where we own or lease and operate a fleet of vehicles equipped with our Aurora Driver and provide transportation services to customers through driverless operations as well as with vehicle operators as needed. This level of control is useful during early commercialization as we define operational processes and playbooks for our partners.
We launched Aurora Driver for Freight, our driverless trucking subscription service first, as we believe that is where we can make the largest impact the fastest, given the massive industry demand, attractive unit economics, and the ability to deploy on high volume highway-focused routes. We plan to leverage the extensibility of the Aurora Driver to deploy and scale into the passenger mobility market with Aurora Driver for Rides, our driverless ride hailing subscription service, and in the longer-term the local goods delivery market.
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Results of Operations
Comparison of the Three Months Ended September 30, 2025 to the Three Months Ended September 30, 2024
The following table sets forth a summary of our consolidated results of operations for the periods indicated, and the changes between periods.
| Three Months Ended September 30, | $ Change | % Change | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (in millions, except for percentages) | 2025 | 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenue | $ | 1 | $ | — | $ | 1 | n/m(1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of revenue | 6 | — | 6 | n/m(1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Research and development | 179 | 169 | 10 | 6 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative | 38 | 27 | 11 | 41 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loss from operations | (222) | (196) | (26) | 13 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other income (loss): | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Change in fair value of derivative liabilities | 5 | (28) | 33 | n/m(1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other income, net | 16 | 16 | — | — | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loss before income taxes | (201) | (208) | 7 | (3) | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Income tax expense | — | — | — | n/m(1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | $ | (201) | $ | (208) | $ | 7 | (3) | % | |||||||||||||||||||||
(1) Not meaningful.
Revenue was $1 million in the three months ended September 30, 2025 due to the commercial launch of Aurora Driver for Freight in April 2025.
Cost of revenue was $6 million in the three months ended September 30, 2025 due to the commercial launch of Aurora Driver for Freight in April 2025. Non-cash stock based compensation in cost of revenue was not significant.
Research and development expenses increased by $10 million, or 6%, to $179 million in the three months ended September 30, 2025 from $169 million in the three months ended September 30, 2024, primarily driven by an increase in non-cash stock-based compensation costs, partially offset by costs now recognized as cost of revenue after commercial launch in April 2025 as well as costs now recognized as selling, general and administrative due to a realignment of resources. Research and development expenses included non-cash stock-based compensation of $41 million and $30 million in the three months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
Selling, general and administrative expenses increased by $11 million, or 41%, to $38 million in the three months ended September 30, 2025 from $27 million in the three months ended September 30, 2024, primarily driven by an increase in personnel costs, costs previously recognized in research and development now included in selling, general and administrative due to a realignment of resources, and non-cash stock-based compensation. Selling, general and administrative expenses included non-cash stock-based compensation of $10 million and $5 million in the three months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
The change in fair value of derivative liabilities was income of $5 million and expense of $28 million in the three months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively, primarily due to the change in the market price for the underlying instrument during each period.
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Comparison of the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2025 to the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024
| Nine Months Ended September 30, | $ Change | % Change | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (in millions, except for percentages) | 2025 | 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Revenue | $ | 2 | $ | — | $ | 2 | n/m(1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of revenue | 11 | — | 11 | n/m(1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Research and development | 551 | 505 | 46 | 9 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative | 103 | 82 | 21 | 26 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loss from operations | (663) | (587) | (76) | 13 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other income (loss): | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Change in fair value of derivative liabilities | 12 | (15) | 27 | (180) | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other income, net | 41 | 47 | (6) | (13) | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loss before income taxes | (610) | (555) | (55) | 10 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Income tax expense | — | — | — | n/m(1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | $ | (610) | $ | (555) | $ | (55) | 10 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||
(1) Not meaningful.
Revenue was $2 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2025 due to the commercial launch of Aurora Driver for Freight in April 2025.
Cost of revenue was $11 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2025 due to the commercial launch of Aurora Driver for Freight in April 2025. Non-cash stock based compensation in cost of revenue was not significant.
Research and development expenses increased by $46 million, or 9%, to $551 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2025 from $505 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2024, primarily driven by increases in non-cash stock-based compensation, hardware costs for development fleets, and personnel costs, partially offset by expenses recognized as cost of revenue due to commercial launch in April 2025. Research and development expenses included non-cash stock-based compensation of $114 million and $93 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
Selling, general and administrative expenses increased by $21 million, or 26%, to $103 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2025 from $82 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2024 primarily driven by increases in personnel costs, non-cash stock based compensation, and costs previously recognized in research and development now included in selling, general and administrative due to a realignment of resources. Selling, general and administrative expenses included non-cash stock-based compensation of $26 million and $16 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
The change in fair value of derivative liabilities resulted in income of $12 million and expense of $15 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively, primarily due to the change in the market price for the underlying instrument.
Other income, net decreased by $6 million, or 13%, to $41 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2025, from $47 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2024, primarily due to a decrease in interest income earned on cash equivalents and investments as a result of lower market rates.
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Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of September 30, 2025, our principal sources of liquidity were $87 million of cash and cash equivalents, $1,160 million of short-term investments, and $357 million of long-term investments, exclusive of restricted cash of $15 million. Short-term and long-term investments consist of primarily U.S. Treasury securities as well as corporate bonds and commercial paper.
We have incurred negative cash flows from operating activities and significant losses from operations in the past. We have only recently started to generate revenue, and we do not expect to generate significant revenue until we reach commercial scale. We expect to continue to incur operating losses and that we will need to opportunistically raise additional capital to support the continued development and commercialization of the Aurora Driver at scale.
During the three months ended September 30, 2025, we offered and sold 80 million shares of Class A common stock through the ATM Program, raising $473 million in equity capital and receiving net proceeds of $460 million after transaction costs.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2025, we offered and sold 147 million shares of Class A common stock through the ATM Program, raising $883 million in equity capital and receiving net proceeds of $859 million after transaction costs.
We expect our total liquidity will be sufficient to meet our working capital and capital expenditure requirements for a period of at least twelve months from the date of this Quarterly Report. Management will continue to evaluate the timing and nature of discretionary operating expenses, as necessary.
Worldwide economic conditions remain uncertain, including inflation volatility. The general economic and capital market conditions both in the U.S. and worldwide, have been volatile in the past. The capital and credit markets may not be available to support future capital raising activity on favorable terms. If economic conditions decline, our future cost of equity or debt capital and access to the capital markets could be adversely affected.
Cash Flows
Cash flows for the periods were as follows (in millions):
| Nine Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net cash used in operating activities | $ | (435) | $ | (469) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Net cash used in investing activities | (518) | (245) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Net cash provided by financing activities | 828 | 475 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Net decrease | (125) | (239) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at beginning of the period | 227 | 518 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at end of the period | $ | 102 | $ | 279 | |||||||||||||||||||
Cash Flows Used in Operating Activities
Net cash used in operating activities was $435 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2025, a decrease of $34 million from $469 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 primarily due to the annual bonus being settled in equity in the current year.
Cash Flows Used In Investing Activities
Net cash used in investing activities was $518 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2025, an increase of $273 million from $245 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024. The change was primarily due to increased purchases of investments partially offset by increased maturities of investments.
Cash Flows Provided by Financing Activities
Net cash provided by financing activities was $828 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2025, an increase of $353 million from $475 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, primarily due to proceeds from the ATM Program as well as increased proceeds from the exercise of stock options, partially offset by the tax payments in connection with the net settlement of RSUs.
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Contractual Obligations, Commitments and Contingencies
Aurora may be party to various claims within the normal course of business. Legal fees and other costs associated with such actions are expensed as incurred. We assess the need to record a liability for litigation and other loss contingencies, with reserve estimates recorded if we determine that a loss related to the matter is both probable and reasonably estimable. No material losses were recorded in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024.
Critical Accounting Estimates
Our condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, or U.S. GAAP. Preparation of the financial statements requires our management to make judgments, estimates and assumptions that impact the reported amount of revenue and expenses, assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. We consider an accounting judgment, estimate or assumption to be critical when (1) the estimate or assumption is complex in nature or requires a high degree of judgment and (2) the use of different judgments, estimates and assumptions could have a material impact on our condensed consolidated financial statements. Our significant accounting policies are described in Note 2 to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report and in the notes to the consolidated financial statements included in Part II, Item 8 of the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year-ended December 31, 2024. There have been no material changes to our critical accounting estimates since our Annual Report, except as described in Notes 2 and 3 to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
We are exposed to a variety of market and other risks, including the effects of changes in interest rates, and inflation, as well as risks to the availability of funding sources, hazard events, and specific asset risks.
Interest Rate Risk
Our results of operations are directly exposed to changes in interest rates, among other macroeconomic conditions. Interest rate risk is highly sensitive to many factors, including governmental monetary and tax policies, domestic and international economic and political considerations, and other factors beyond our control.
We do not believe that an increase or decrease in interest rates of 100-basis points would have a material effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations.
Inflation Risk
We do not believe that inflation has had a material effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations, other than its impact on the general economy. We continue to monitor these effects, including the impact of proposed and newly implemented tariffs. If our costs were to become subject to inflationary pressures, we may not be able to fully offset such higher costs through price increases. Our inability or failure to do so could harm our business, financial condition and results of operations.
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Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Disclosure controls and procedures are controls and other procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to management, including our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Our management evaluated, with the participation of our chief executive officer and chief financial officer (our “Certifying Officers”), the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of September 30, 2025, pursuant to Rule 13a-15(b) under the Exchange Act. Based upon that evaluation, our Certifying Officers concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of September 30, 2025.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
In the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2025, we designed and implemented processes to record revenue and cost of revenue. Other than the aforementioned, there was no change in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2025 covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
Limitations on the Effectiveness of Controls
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
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Part II - Other Information
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
We are from time to time subject to various claims, lawsuits and other legal and administrative proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business. However, we do not consider any such claims, lawsuits or proceedings that are currently pending, individually or in the aggregate, to be material to our business or likely to result in a material adverse effect on our future operating results, financial condition or cash flows.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
Our operations and financial results are subject to various risks and uncertainties, including those described in Part I, Item 1A, "Risk Factors" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations, cash flows, and the trading price of our stock. Other than the risk factor set forth below, there have been no material changes from the risk factors previously disclosed in our Annual Report.
Our limited operating history makes it difficult to evaluate our future prospects and the risks and challenges we may encounter.
We began operations in 2017 and have been focused on developing self-driving technology ever since. This relatively limited operating history makes it difficult to evaluate our future prospects and the risks and challenges we may encounter. Risks and challenges we have faced or expect to face include our ability to:
•design, develop, test, and validate our self-driving technology for commercial applications;
•produce and deliver our technology at an acceptable level of safety and performance;
•properly price our products and services;
•plan for and manage capital expenditures for our current and future products;
•hire, integrate and retain talented people at all levels of our organization;
•forecast our revenue, budget for and manage our expenses;
•attract new partners and customers and retain existing partners and customers;
•navigate an evolving and complex regulatory environment;
•manage our supply chain and supplier relationships related to our current and future products;
•anticipate and respond to macroeconomic changes and changes in the markets in which we operate;
•maintain and enhance the value of our reputation and brand;
•effectively manage our growth and business operations, including the impacts of unforeseen market changes on our business;
•develop and protect intellectual property rights; and
•successfully develop new solutions, features, and applications to enhance the experience of partners and end-customers.
Furthermore, our operations have focused exclusively on research and development of our products and self-driving system through the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2025. Although we first recognized revenue in the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2025, we do not expect to generate significant revenue until after we achieve commercial scale. As such, our relatively limited operating history, combined with the need to transition from a company with a research and development focus to a company capable of supporting commercial activities, has the potential to intensify the risks and difficulties that we face.
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If we fail to address the risks and difficulties that we face, including those associated with the challenges listed above, as well as those described elsewhere in this “Risk Factors” section, in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 and this Quarterly Report, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be adversely affected. Further, because we have limited historical financial data and operate in a rapidly evolving market, any predictions about our future revenue and expenses may not be as accurate as they would be if we had a longer operating history or operated in a more predictable market. We have encountered in the past, and will encounter in the future, risks and uncertainties frequently experienced by growing companies with limited operating histories in rapidly changing industries. If our assumptions regarding these risks and uncertainties, which we use to plan and operate our business, are incorrect or change, or if we do not address these risks successfully, our results of operations could differ materially from our expectations and our business, financial condition and results of operations could be adversely affected.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
None.
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
Not applicable.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
Not applicable.
Item 5. Other Information
Securities Trading Plans of Directors and Executive Officers
During our last fiscal quarter, no director or officer, as defined in Rule 16a-1(f), adopted terminated
Item 6. Exhibits.
| Exhibit Number | Description | |||||||||||||
| 31.1* | ||||||||||||||
| 31.2* | ||||||||||||||
| 32.1** | ||||||||||||||
| 32.2** | ||||||||||||||
| 101.INS* | XBRL Instance Document | |||||||||||||
| 101.SCH* | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document | |||||||||||||
| 101.CAL* | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document | |||||||||||||
| 101.DEF* | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document | |||||||||||||
| 101.LAB* | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document | |||||||||||||
| 101.PRE* | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document | |||||||||||||
| 104* | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101) | |||||||||||||
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*Filed herewith.
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** The certifications attached as Exhibit 32.1 and 32.2 that accompany this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are deemed furnished and not filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and are not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of Aurora Innovation, Inc. under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, whether made before or after the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, irrespective of any general incorporation language contained in such filing.
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Signatures
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
| Aurora Innovation, Inc. | ||||||||||||||
| Date: | October 28, 2025 | By: | /s/ Chris Urmson | |||||||||||
| Name: | Chris Urmson | |||||||||||||
| Title: | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | |||||||||||||
| (Principal Executive Officer) | ||||||||||||||
| Date: | October 28, 2025 | By: | /s/ David Maday | |||||||||||
| Name: | David Maday | |||||||||||||
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |||||||||||||
| (Principal Financial Officer) | ||||||||||||||
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Exhibit 31.1
CERTIFICATION
I, Chris Urmson, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Aurora Innovation, Inc.;
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and
5. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.
| Date: | October 28, 2025 | By: | /s/ Chris Urmson | ||||||||
| Name: | Chris Urmson | ||||||||||
| Title: | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) | ||||||||||
Exhibit 31.2
CERTIFICATION
I, David Maday, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Aurora Innovation, Inc.;
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and
5. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.
| Date: | October 28, 2025 | By: | /s/ David Maday | ||||||||
| Name: | David Maday | ||||||||||
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) | ||||||||||
Exhibit 32.1
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Quarterly Report of Aurora Innovation, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2025 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
| Date: | October 28, 2025 | By: | /s/ Chris Urmson | ||||||||
| Name: | Chris Urmson | ||||||||||
| Title: | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) | ||||||||||
Exhibit 32.2
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Quarterly Report of Aurora Innovation, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2025 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
| Date: | October 28, 2025 | By: | /s/ David Maday | ||||||||
| Name: | David Maday | ||||||||||
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) | ||||||||||