A Global Vision for Autonomous Trucking
David Liu, CEO & Co-Founder, Plus joined Grayson Brulte on The Road to Autonomy podcast to discuss Plus’ global vision for autonomous trucking.
Plus is taking a global approach to autonomous trucking as a technology enabler rather than a fleet operator with three global OEM partnerships with Traton Group, Hyundai Commercial Vehicle, and IVECO. These partnerships are enabling Plus to focus solely on building a virtual driver, while the partners develop and build the physical truck.
Currently Plus is testing their autonomous driving software in the United States, Sweden, and Japan as they prepare for commercial operations in 2027 with their OEM partners.
Recorded on Wednesday, December 18, 2024
Episode Chapters
- 0:00 Founding of Plus
- 2:55 Is 2025 The Year Autonomy Goes Mainstream?
- 5:24 Plus / Traton Partnership
- 7:06 Plus / Hyundai Commercial Vehicle Partnership
- 8:38 Partnership Development
- 12:09 Global Testing, Development and Operations
- 14:54 Data Models
- 17:06 Low Power / Small On-Board Hardware
- 23:53 Vision Only
- 27:28 Redundancy
- 29:53 Developing and Maintaining Trust
- 32:49 Plus Business Model
- 36:17 Advancements in AI
- 41:09 Future of Plus
