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Aurora10-Q: Cloud investment

Aurora's R&D costs increased by $13M to $195M, driven partly by higher cloud spend.

What happened

The 7% YoY increase in R&D expenses is explicitly linked to rising cloud costs for developing its self-driving technology.

Source

SEC EDGARMay 6, 2026

Quarterly report (Form 10-Q)

Aurora 10-Q

Filing excerpt

Research and development expenses increased by $13 million, or 7%, to $195 million in the three months ended March 31, 2026 from $182 million in the three months ended March 31, 2025, primarily driven by an increase in non-cash stock-based compensation costs, personnel costs, and cloud spend...

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Signal
10-Q: Cloud investment

What this signalsFilings often name leadership changes, deals and spending plans.

Fiscal year end
03/31
Filed
May 6, 2026

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Numbers

Dollar figure
$195M (Total R&D expense for Q1 2026)
Percent
7% (YoY increase in R&D expenses)

Details

CIK
1828108
Accession number
0001828108-26-000052
Timeframe
Current quarter
Filing year
2026
Fiscal year
0
Why it matters
Target for cloud vendors
Signal category
Technology

Topics and mentions

Technologies

  • cloud

Extraction

Confidence
High
Relevance
80%
Sentiment
Neutral
Detected
May 12, 2026
signal_type
sec-10q
signal_subtype
cloudInvestment

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