Plus, Scania, MAN, & Navistar Announce Level 4 Autonomous Truck Global Partnership

Plus, a US-based provider of autonomous driving software solutions, has announced a partnership with Scania, MAN and TRATON GROUP's Navistar for the global commercial deployment of Level 4 autonomous trucks. The companies will create a Level 4 commercial autonomous transport solution using Scania, MAN, and Navistar autonomous ready base vehicles and Plus’s autonomous driving software in hub-to-hub operations.

Trucks of the TRATON GROUP brands equipped with Plus’s Level 4 autonomous driving solution, SuperDrive, are already being tested on public roads in Europe and the U.S. with a safety driver on board.

The companies will pilot commercial operations with fleets in 2024, then start series production and global commercial deployment at scale.

In Europe, testing is currently underway on a route between Södertälje and Nyköping in Sweden, and there are plans to conduct pilot operations with customers in other European countries in 2024.

Shawn Kerrigan COO and Co-Founder at Plus, says: “Plus is thrilled to have our industry leading autonomous driving software be chosen for the TRATON GROUP’s impressive portfolio of storied and trusted global commercial vehicle brands across Scania, MAN, and Navistar. Together we will accelerate the global commercialization of Level 4 autonomous trucks and bring to market safer and more sustainable transportation solutions.”

“We see autonomous as a key part of our offer for a full range of safe, efficient and sustainable transport solutions that can be adapted according to each individual customer’s specific needs, something which is further strengthened by our partnership with Plus,” adds Peter Hafmar, Vice President and Head of Autonomous Solutions, at Scania, leading the coordination of Autonomous Solutions for the TRATON GROUP.

Headquartered in Silicon Valley, California with operations in the U.S., Europe, and Australia, Plus is a global provider of autonomous driving software solutions that span driver-in next generation safety systems to highly automated PlusDrive and driver-out SuperDrive.