Plus and Traton Group roll out autonomous trucks in Texas
In its latest progress update, Plus and Traton Group reported that they have completed the initial phase of collaboration to bring autonomous trucks into commercial operations. Autonomous trucks on both continents are now operational after months of public road testing in the US and Europe using the Beta 5.0 version of Plus’ SuperDrive software.
In the US, Plus shared that both companies have helped map hub-to-hub routes for phased commercial deployment that will begin in Texas. Plus shared a video (seen below) of an autonomous truck traveling that route on a pilot run of 170 miles between San Antonio and Laredo, Texas, without any human intervening. Plus COO and co-founder Shawn Kerrigan spoke about its progress with Traton Group:
Today’s milestone exemplifies Plus’s ability to quickly deliver a safe and scalable AI-centric autonomous driving system that can already operate on two continents for the TRATON GROUP. The next phase of fleet pilots will help fleets gain a practical understanding of how to integrate our autonomous trucks into their operations, and the safety and efficiency benefits these trucks bring.
Traton Group brand International and Plus intend to use The Lonestar State as the starting point of their autonomous hub-to-hub transport operations in the US before expanding routes to other states and eventually covering the entire country. Peter Hafmar, vice president and head of autonomous solutions at Scania, leading the coordination of autonomous solutions for the Traton Group, also spoke:
Deploying a global product requires seamless integration across people and technology. We’re proud of the progress we’ve made in our Level 4 autonomous trucking program with Plus, and excited to move to the next phase of our collaboration, which will include continued technology development in addition to fleet trials in Texas in the coming months.
You can view the Level 4 autonomous truck in action in the video below:
Source: Plus
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