Plus has announced that it has collaborated with the Traton Group, which includes major truck brands such as Scania, Man and International, and successfully completed the initial phase of a driverless trucks project.
The company has released the Beta 5.0 version of its Level 4 AI-based autonomous driving software, SuperDrive. It is now operational in Traton trucks in Europe and the US after rigorous testing. The companies have also mapped hub-to-hub routes for phased commercial deployment in Texas.
“We’re proud of the progress we’ve made in our Level 4 autonomous trucking program with Plus, and excited to move to the next phase of our collaboration, which will include continued technology development in addition to fleet trials in Texas in the coming months,” said Peter Hafmar, vice president and head of autonomous solutions at Scania.
Teams in Sweden, Germany and the US worked in close partnership to ensure the deployment of the autonomous driving software. This included establishing a well-defined process for software release and testing, which now features a structured layout: offline testing, closed-course evaluations and extensive public road testing in Europe and the US.
Shawn Kerrigan, COO and co-founder at Plus, said, “Today’s milestone exemplifies Plus’s ability to quickly deliver a safe and scalable AI-centric autonomous driving system that can already operate on two continents for the Traton Group.”
Deployment of the autonomous driving software is made possible by Plus’s cutting-edge generative AI technology and months of public road testing and validation. The autonomous trucks can now operate in a variety of weather conditions, from snow in Sweden to extreme heat in Texas. SuperDrive also dynamically adjusts to the behavior of different road users and diverse driving conditions.