Plus.ai, Iveco to start L4 autonomous heavy-duty truck test in Europe, China

Beijing (Gasgoo)- China’s leading commercial vehicle autonomous driving company, Plus.ai, announced that it is initiating joint tests with named commercial vehicle brand, Iveco, to test out their L4 autonomous driving heavy-duty trucks in Europe and China.

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The partners will test and demonstrate the performance of the Plus.ai autonomous driving system powered Iveco S-WAY vehicles under various road situations and driving scenarios. Additionally, this is an opportunity for Plus.ai to gather data and validate and improve the design integration of the autonomous S-WAY vehicles.

According to Plus.ai, the PlusDrive system can be installed on an existing truck or pre-assembly trucks by manufacturers. Currently, the system has been ordered by over 10,000 units and has passed fleet tests through major automakers. 

Earlier, Plus.ai has provided technical support for China’s leading commercial vehicle manufacturer, FAW-Jiefang, via the PlusDrive system. The parties’ co-developed auto-grade mass-producible advanced autonomous driving trucks will be on the market in 2021.

The trucks will be sold via China’s intelligent shipping dispatching platform, Full Truck Alliance, providing intelligent logistic service for 10 million drivers and 5 million shippers.

The PlusDrive products are in the delivery process to the company's early customers in China and the US.