Bosch & Plus Collaborate on Assisted Driving Solution for Commercial Vehicles

Bosch and Plus are collaborating to develop an assisted driving solution for commercial vehicles. Through a new technology agreement, Plus is offering its PlusDrive solution with the integrated steering system from Bosch featuring hardware and software to deliver driver assistance and partially automated features.

The announcement was made at the Advanced Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo in Anaheim, California.

PlusDrive provides traffic jam assist, merge handling, driver initiated and suggested lane change, over-the-air updates, lane nudge, sensor self-calibration, driver attentiveness detection, and other highly automated driving features.

When combined with Bosch’s steering system for lateral control, its benefits include driver retention, fuel economy savings and assistance capabilities to help reduce accidents.

Bosch will also provide advanced engineering services from its Bosch Engineering team focused on vehicle integration, security and safety for the combined Bosch and Plus solution offered to commercial vehicle truck manufacturers.

Plus is a global provider of highly automated driving and fully autonomous driving solutions with headquarters in Silicon Valley, California.

Paul Thomas, executive vice president of Mobility Solutions, Americas for Bosch, says: “New mobility solutions require new, enhanced collaboration. Our agreement with Plus complements existing Bosch portfolio elements and is one of multiple ways we can work together to support our customers.”

Shawn Kerrigan, COO and co-founder, Plus., adds: “Plus’s underlying next-generation safety solution enabled by our open autonomy platform, combined with Bosch’s steering software system, will help to prevent accidents in commercial vehicles and make roads safer. The proven commercial readiness of our highly automated Plus system accelerates the deployment for our partners and improves the safety and sustainability for the trucking industry.”

Working with leading vehicle manufacturers, fleets, and other technology companies globally, Plus is helping to make driving safer, more comfortable, and more sustainable.