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Plus Together with TRATON GROUP Brands Scania, MAN, and International Launch Global Release of Level 4 Autonomous Trucking Software in Europe and the U.S. and Move to Next Phase of Commercializing Autonomous Trucks

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03.12.24

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Plus and Scania, MAN, and Navistar Partner to Accelerate Global Commercial Deployment of Level 4 Autonomous Trucks

03.12.24

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VW’s Navistar launches autonomous trucking test

03.12.24

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These commercial brands are testing Level 4 autonomous trucks through Plus partnership

03.12.24

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TRATON Chooses Plus To Power Future Level 4 Driverless Trucks

03.12.24

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TRATON GROUP brands Scania, MAN, and Navistar announce partnership with Plus for autonomous driving

03.11.24

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Patent Agent Ann Peng named 2024 Top Woman to Watch in Transportation

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Women In Trucking Association Names 2024 Top Women to Watch in Transportation: Ann Peng of Plus

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Plus Recognized by Forbes as One of America’s Best Startup Employers in 2024

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02.19.24

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Plus Introduces “Open Platform For Autonomy” To Scale AV Use Cases

02.13.24

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Plus Launches Open Platform for Autonomy to Scale Deployment of All Levels of Autonomous Driving Technology

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Plus Named 2024 Edison Awards Finalist for Innovative Autonomous Driving Software

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IVECO, Plus, dm-drogerie markt and DSV launch automated trucking pilot in Germany

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08.23.23

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ACT Research 69th OUTLOOK Seminar

08.23.23

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Transurban partners with Plus to advance driverless trucks in Australia

08.22.23

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Transurban and Plus Collaborate to Advance Level 4 Autonomous Trucks in Australia

08.17.23

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08.16.23

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Steve Spinner Appointed Chief Financial Officer at Autonomous Driving Software Company Plus

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Automated Truck by IVECO and Plus Now on Public Roads in Germany

06.29.23

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Collision 2023 Panel Discussion “Two Perspectives on Autonomous Vehicles”

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06.06.23

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Luminar and Plus Partner for LiDAR and AI-Based Assisted Driving Software for Trucking

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Luminar Partners with Plus to Develop Self-Driving Tech for Big Rigs

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Six Five Summit: Accelerating the Evolutionary Path to Autonomous Driving for Software-Defined Vehicles

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Luminar and Plus partner up to bring LiDAR- and AI-led driver assist

05.19.23

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Plus Displays Next-Generation Safety Solution at 2023 ACT Expo

05.09.23

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PlusDrive honored with the AUVSI XCELLENCE in Innovation award

05.01.23

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2023 Advanced Clean Transportation Expo

05.01.23

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Bosch and Plus Collaborate on Assisted Driving Solution for Commercial Vehicles

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Bosch and Plus unveil driver-assist truck tech at Advanced Clean Transportation Expo

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7th International VDI Conference - Autonomous Trucks

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Self-Driving Startups Try to Turn Big Rigs Into Fuel-Sippers

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Women In Trucking Association Announces 2023 Top Women to Watch in Transportation: Lauren Kwan of Plus

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Plus Named to Forbes List of America’s Best Startup Employers 2023

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02.22.23

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Nikola to be First U.S. Truck Manufacturer to Add PlusDrive Next Generation Safety System to Class 8 Electric Trucks

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02.03.23

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BloombergNEF Interview: Trucking Offers a Good Setting for Autonomous Driving Technology, Plus Says

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IVECO and Plus Start Public Road Testing of their Highly Automated Truck in Germany

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Plus CEO David Liu on BloombergNEF Summit: Autonomous Vehicles Solving Real World Challenges

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

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09.27.22

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09.27.22

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09.20.22

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IVECO and Plus Successfully Complete Initial Phase of Autonomous Truck Pilot, Ready for Public Road Testing in Europe

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PlusDrive’s semi-autonomous capabilities improve safety, enhance driver comfort, optimize fuel economy

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Autonomous trucking company Plus drives faster transition to semi-autonomous trucks

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05.09.22

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Plus Launches National Upfit Program Delivering Class 8 Semi-Autonomous Trucks Within a Day

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Autonomous trucking transition to drive job change, not job loss

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04.22.22

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NewsNation Rush Hour: Self-driving tech aims to upgrade trucking

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03.24.22

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Women In Trucking Association Announces 2022 Top Women to Watch in Transportation: Amisha Vadalia of Plus

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03.21.22

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Power Players: Meet 31 leaders powering the self-driving revolution from top companies

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03.14.22

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Congressman Ro Khanna Tours Headquarters of Plus, a Silicon Valley-Based Level 4 Autonomous Trucking Technology Innovation Leader

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03.08.22

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03.08.22

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NIST Standards and Performance Metrics for On-Road Autonomous Vehicles: Safety Panel

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03.08.22

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Plus Named to Fast Company’s List of the World’s Most Innovative Companies for 2022

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03.01.22

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Former WABCO Senior Executive Jon Morrison Joins the Plus Advisory Board to Help Scale Global Commercial Deployment of Autonomous Trucks

02.24.22

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35 under 35: Meet the rising stars of the self-driving industry

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02.09.22

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BloombergNEF Summit San Francisco 2022: 1-2-1 Interview, Shawn Kerrigan

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02.02.22

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PlusDrive-Enabled Automated Trucks Help Reduce Fatigue and Improve Driver Retention

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Panel Discussion: Exploring the Reality of Autonomous Trucking

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Manifest 2022

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01.11.22

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Ready to Roll: Plus’s automated driving product, PlusDrive, makes trucks safer, reduce bottom line costs, and keeps drivers happier in their jobs

01.10.22

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Inside Plus: Wiley Deck, Vice President of Government Affairs and Public Policy

01.07.22

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Test drive: Plus’s autonomous trucking system

12.20.21

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IVECO and Plus Announce Autonomous Trucking Pilot

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11.12.21

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100 People Transforming Business in 2021

11.10.21

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Plus Selects Aeva 4D LiDAR for the Volume Production of Autonomous Trucks

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10.19.21

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Autonomous Trucking Technology Company Plus Expands Business to Europe

10.07.21

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Autonomous Trucking Technology Company Plus Joins PAVE’s Board of Directors

09.29.21

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Plus Paves a Path to Driverless Trucks

09.09.21

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Plus adds intriguing sensor to self-driving system

09.08.21

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Plus Starts Development with Teledyne FLIR to Test Thermal Cameras for Autonomous Trucks

09.01.21

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09.01.21

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08.24.21

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08.23.21

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Goodyear and Plus Collaborate on Autonomous Trucks

08.23.21

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Inside Plus: Chuck Joseph, VP of Strategic Partnerships

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08.05.21

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Plus Completes Driverless Level 4 Semi Truck Highway Demonstration

08.05.21

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Driverless Semi Reaches Milestone in Test, Startup Plus Says

07.25.21

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Trucks Move Past Cars on the Road to Autonomy

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06.30.21

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Plus Wins RBR50 Robotics Innovation Award for its Autonomous Driving Technology for Semi Trucks

06.21.21

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06.16.21

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Plus’s Autonomous Trucks to Transport Equipment for Good Machine’s Anti-Climate Change and Sustainability Focused Projects

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05.25.21

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GM Veteran Wang Dazong Joins Plus’s Advisory Board to Help Accelerate Global Deployment Plans

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05.05.21

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Plus Appoints Former FMCSA Deputy Administrator Wiley Deck as Vice President of Government Affairs and Public Policy

04.27.21

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Plus and Cummins Collaborate to Develop the Industry’s First Supervised Autonomous Trucks Using a Natural Gas Powertrain

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04.27.21

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Plus Demonstrates Commitment To Sustainability With Eco-Friendly Collaborators

04.12.21

Press Releases

Plus Partners with IVECO to Develop Autonomous Trucks for Global Deployment

03.17.21

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These self-driving trucks use A.I. to reduce carbon emissions

03.09.21

Press Releases

Self-Driving Truck Company Plus to Use NVIDIA DRIVE Orin in Next-Generation Autonomous Driving System for Heavy Trucks

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02.25.21

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Dennis Mooney Joins Self-Driving Truck Company Plus as Chief Platform Officer

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02.10.21

Press Releases

Plus Raises $200 Million in New Funding to Advance Global Commercialization of Its Automated Trucks

02.10.21

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Self-Driving Trucking Startup Taps U.S., Chinese Investors

02.10.21

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Plus raises $200 million to develop its autonomous truck platform

02.09.21

Press Releases

Plus Commits to Deploy Ouster’s Digital Lidar Sensors to Support Global Deployment of Automated Trucks

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02.03.21

Press Releases

Plus Appoints Former Amazon Executive Chuck Joseph to Lead Strategic Partnerships

01.19.21

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Plus Joins PAVE to Increase Public Understanding of How Automated Trucks Make Our Roads Safer and Our Air Cleaner

12.15.20

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CTA Announces CES 2021 Innovation Awards Honorees

11.17.20

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Plus Chooses BlackBerry to Power Its Class 8 Truck Automated Driving System

10.22.20

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Plus Selects AWS as its Preferred Cloud Provider in Preparation for the Mass Production of the Plus Automated Driving System in 2021

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07.28.20

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Plus Takes Next Step in Autonomous Trucking, Prepares for Safety Testing

07.21.20

Press Releases

Plus Pushes Boundaries by Using the Industry-Leading Multi-Vehicle Approach to Independently Test its Self-Driving Trucks at Transportation Research Center

06.22.20

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Plus Becomes First Autonomous Trucking Company to Win the ‘451 Firestarter’ Award

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06.08.20

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Former Navistar and General Motors Senior Executive Dennis Mooney Joins Plus.ai’s Advisory Board To Help Advance Its Commercialization Plans for Autonomous Trucks

01.09.20

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Plus expands on its autonomous tech

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01.07.20

Press Releases

Plus Launches Safety Testing Program and Plans to Test its Self-Driving Trucks in All Permissible Continental States by End of 2020

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12.11.19

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Self-Driving Truck Goes From California to Pennsylvania

12.11.19

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Plus’s autonomous lorry crosses US in three days

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12.10.19

Press Releases

Plus Completes First Cross-Country Commercial Freight Run by a Self-Driving Truck in Record Three Days

11.22.19

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Self-driving trucks likely to hit the roads before passenger cars

10.08.19

Press Releases

Plus Partners with Minnesota Department of Transportation to Accelerate Adoption of Self-Driving Trucks and Prepare Them for Extreme Winter Road Conditions

01.08.19

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Plus Demos Level 4 Autonomous Driving Truck Technology Live at CES