PlusDrive

Nikola will make Plus autonomous truck technology standard in 2024

Nikola Corp. will test autonomous driving software from Plus on its battery- and fuel cell-electric trucks later this year and become the first zero-tailpipe-emission truck maker to make it standard in 2024.

Plus requires drivers in the cab as it opens up more autonomous features through its PlusDrive system. It is aiming for driverless operation. But it wants to log 8 billion miles of operation with safety drivers monitoring the technology before removing the driver.

The Plus automated driving...

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Plus highly automated driving solution draws rave reviews at ATA 2022 MCE

Truck drivers, industry executives and fleet owners responded with enthusiasm to the PlusDrive highly automated driving solution on display during last week’s American Trucking Associations 2022 Management Conference & Exhibition (MCE), where self-driving tech company Plus offered ride-and-drives showcasing its path-breaking commercially available product.

“The experience was like no other,” said a long-haul truck driver, mentor and trainer with 28 years of experience. He was hesitant at first...

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On the road with PlusDrive: Lessons from mass deployment of a highly automated driving trucking solution

Autonomous trucking technology companies share the belief that driverless big rigs will help alleviate many of the industry’s biggest problems, from driver shortages and turnover rates to rising insurance, fuel and labor costs.   

Where competitors diverge is in their commercialization strategies. Most startups and OEMs are holding off on delivering an automated trucking solution until the technology is safe enough to operate in full driverless mode – that is, without a human driver behind the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/on-the-road-with-plusdrive-lessons-from-mass-deployment

PlusDrive’s Semi-Autonomous Capabilities Improve Safety, Enhance Driver Comfort, and Optimize Fuel Economy

Heavy traffic tied to the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles provided ideal conditions for showcasing the sophisticated capabilities of PlusDrive, a supervised autonomous trucking solution on display during ACT Expo, the nation’s premier transportation technology and clean fleet conference.

“We ran into trucks, containers and all kinds of traffic. We tested the merge and lane change features. They all worked well,” said one attendee who test drove a PlusDrive-equipped day cab during the...

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