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Aurora Innovation Inc

For the period ended Mar 31, 2025. Filed May 8, 2025.

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Mar 31, 2025 · Filed May 8, 2025

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Item 1. Financial Statements

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (unaudited)

March 31,2025December 31,2024
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents$170$211
Short-term investments9891,012
Other current assets3431
Total current assets1,1931,254
Property and equipment, net105104
Operating lease right-of-use assets114120
Acquisition related intangible assets617617
Other assets4243
Total assets$2,071$2,138
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Current liabilities:
Operating lease liabilities, current$16$16
Other current liabilities10989
Total current liabilities125105
Operating lease liabilities, long-term99105
Derivative liabilities5748
Other liabilities55
Total liabilities286263
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock - $0.00001 par value, 51,000 shares authorized, 1,762 and 1,733 shares issued and outstanding, respectively——
Additional paid-in capital6,3516,232
Accumulated other comprehensive income—1
Accumulated deficit(4,566)(4,358)
Total stockholders’ equity1,7851,875
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity$2,071$2,138

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (unaudited)

(in millions, except per share data)

Three Months EndedMarch 31,
20252024
Operating expenses:
Research and development$182$166
Selling, general and administrative2927
Total operating expenses211193
Loss from operations(211)(193)
Other income (expense):
Change in fair value of derivative liabilities(9)12
Other income, net1216
Loss before income taxes(208)(165)
Income tax expense——
Net loss$(208)$(165)
Basic and diluted net loss per share$(0.12)$(0.11)
Basic and diluted weighted-average shares outstanding1,7441,537

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss (unaudited)

Three Months EndedMarch 31,
20252024
Net loss$(208)$(165)
Other comprehensive loss:
Unrealized loss on investments(1)(1)
Other comprehensive loss(1)(1)
Comprehensive loss$(209)$(166)

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity (unaudited)

Common stock · Additionalpaid-in capital · Accumulatedothercomprehensive income (loss) · Accumulateddeficit · Totalstockholders’equity
Shares · Amount
Balance as of December 31, 20231,529$—$5,594$1$(3,610)$1,985
Equity issued under incentive compensation plans16—3——3
Stock-based compensation——36——36
Comprehensive loss———(1)(165)(166)
Balance as of March 31, 20241,545$—$5,633$—$(3,775)$1,858
Balance as of December 31, 20241,733$—$6,232$1$(4,358)$1,875
Equity issued under incentive compensation plans19—17——17
Issuance of common stock in at-the-market offering, net of issuance costs10—68——68
Stock-based compensation——34——34
Comprehensive loss———(1)(208)(209)
Balance as of March 31, 20251,762$—$6,351$—$(4,566)$1,785

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited)

Three Months EndedMarch 31,
20252024
Cash flows from operating activities
Net loss$(208)$(165)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization65
Reduction in the carrying amount of right-of-use assets77
Stock-based compensation3436
Change in fair value of derivative liabilities9(12)
Accretion of discount on investments(5)(8)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Other current and non-current assets(1)(8)
Operating lease liabilities(7)(6)
Other current and non-current liabilities231
Net cash used in operating activities(142)(150)
Cash flows from investing activities
Purchases of property and equipment(8)(8)
Purchases of investments(288)(145)
Maturities and sales of investments315254
Net cash provided by investing activities19101
Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds from issuance of common stock853
Other financing activities(3)(1)
Net cash provided by financing activities822
Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash(41)(47)
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at beginning of the period227518
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at end of the period$186$471

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.

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, 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.

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.

Note 3. Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Investments

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash were as follows (in millions):

As of
March 31,2025December 31,2024
Cash and cash equivalents$170$211
Restricted cash, current (a)11
Restricted cash, long-term (b)1515
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash$186$227

(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, and short-term investments measured at fair value on a recurring basis were as follows (in millions):

As of
Fair value levelMarch 31,2025December 31,2024
Cash and cash equivalents:
Bank depositsLevel 1$1$1
Money market fundsLevel 1164165
U.S. Treasury securitiesLevel 2540
Commercial paperLevel 2—5
Total cash and cash equivalents$170$211
Short-term investments:
U.S. Treasury securitiesLevel 2$721$728
Commercial paperLevel 2100132
Corporate bonds and notesLevel 2168152
Total short-term investments$989$1,012

The amortized cost, unrealized gains, and fair value of available-for-sale debt securities were as follows (in millions):

Amortized costUnrealized gainsFair value
U.S. Treasury securities$721$—$721
Commercial paper100—100
Corporate bonds and notes168—168
Total short-term investments$989$—$989
Amortized costUnrealized gainsFair value
U.S. Treasury securities$727$1$728
Commercial paper132—132
Corporate bonds and notes152—152
Total short-term investments$1,011$1$1,012

Note 4. 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 wereno shares of preferred stock issued and outstanding at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024.

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 toone vote for each share and Class B common stockholders are entitled toten 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 1,412 million and 1,383 million shares of Class A common stock issued and outstanding at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively. The Company had 350 million shares of Class B common stock issued and outstanding at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024.

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 $500.0 million of the Company’s Class A common stock through the Sales Agents in an “at-the-market” offering (the “ATM Program”).

During the three months ended March 31, 2025, the Company offered and sold 10 million shares of Class A common stock under the ATM Program for net proceeds of $68 million, after deducting sales agent commissions and other transaction costs of $2 million.

Note 5. 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 March 31, 2025, there were 264 million shares available for grant under the Plan.

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 andno stock-based compensation has been capitalized as of March 31, 2025.

Total stock-based compensation expense by function was as follows (in millions):

Three Months EndedMarch 31,
20252024
Research and development$29$31
Selling, general, and administrative55
Total$34$36

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 overone tofour years starting on the vesting commencement date, with aone-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 ofsharesWeighted-average grantdate fair value
Unvested at December 31, 202476$2.67
Granted397.77
Vested(11)2.66
Forfeited(4)2.27
Unvested at March 31, 2025100$4.64

The unrecognized stock-based compensation related to unvested RSUs was $447 million at March 31, 2025 and will be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.9 years. The fair value of RSUs as of their respective vesting dates was $88 million for the three months ended March 31, 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 overone tofour 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 three months ended March 31, 2025 were as follows:

Stock options granted (in millions)2
Weighted average grant date fair value$6.48
Weighted average grant date fair value assumptions:
Expected term6.2 years
Risk-free interest rates4.3%
Expected volatility88.8%

Stock option activity under the Plan and the 2017 Plan was as follows (in millions, except per share amounts):

Number ofsharesWeightedaverageexercise priceWeighted average remaining contractual term (in years)Aggregate intrinsic value
Outstanding at December 31, 2024117$2.07
Granted28.47
Exercised(8)2.09
Forfeited(3)1.97
Outstanding at March 31, 2025108$2.187.4$492
Exercisable at March 31, 202562$1.806.4$301

The unrecognized stock-based compensation related to unvested stock options was $69 million as of March 31, 2025 and will be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.6 years. The intrinsic value of stock options exercised was $44 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025.

Note 6. Derivative Liabilities

The components of derivative liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis were as follows (in millions):

As of
Fair value levelMarch 31,2025December 31,2024
Public warrantsLevel 1$17$13
Private placement warrantsLevel 2129
Common stock warrants2922
Earnout share liabilitiesLevel 32826
Total derivative liabilities$57$48

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 million as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024. Private placement warrants outstanding were 9 million as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024.

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 a blended rate of 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 million as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024.

The valuation inputs utilized in determining the earnout share liability were as follows:

As of
March 31,2025December 31,2024
Risk-free interest rates4.1%4.5%
Expected term (in years)6.66.8
Expected volatility64.0%64.0%

The components of change in fair value of derivative liabilities were as follows (in millions):

Three Months EndedMarch 31,
20252024
Common stock warrants$(7)$5
Earnout share liabilities(2)7
Change in fair value of derivative liabilities$(9)$12

Note 7. 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.

Rent expense under operating leases was $7 million in the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024. As of March 31, 2025, the Company’s operating leases had a weighted average remaining lease term of 7.9 years and a weighted average discount rate of 7.4%.

Note 8. Balance Sheet Details

Property and Equipment, Net

The components of property and equipment, net were as follows (in millions):

As of
March 31,2025December 31,2024
Land$14$14
Buildings and leasehold improvements9597
Equipment2826
Vehicles3128
Other1616
184181
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization(79)(77)
Total property and equipment, net$105$104

Other Current Liabilities

The components of other current liabilities were as follows (in millions):

As of
March 31,2025December 31,2024
Accrued compensation$76$61
Other accrued expenses3328
Total other current liabilities$109$89

Note 9. 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 hastwo 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):

As of
March 31,2025March 31,2024
RSUs100117
Stock options110134
Public warrants1212
Private placement warrants99
Earnout shares liability55
Total236277

Note 10. 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 months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024.

Note 11. Segment

The Company hasone reportable segment managed on a consolidated basis by the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) who is the chief operating decision maker (“CODM”). In identifyingone 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.

The components of segment profit or loss were as follows (in millions):

Three Months EndedMarch 31,
20252024
Personnel expenses$115$105
Other operating expenses5747
Other segment items (a)3613
Net loss$(208)$(165)

(a) Other segment items include stock-based compensation expense, depreciation and amortization, change in fair value of derivative liabilities, and other income (expense), net.

Note 12. Subsequent Events

Subsequent to March 31, 2025, the Company launched Aurora Driver for Freight and began driverless operations of trucks hauling customer loads between Dallas and Houston, Texas. The Company anticipates recognizing revenue during the three months ended June 30, 2025.

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