Episode 259 | 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

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