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There wouldn’t be Thanksgiving without butter. 40,000 lbs. of it, to be exact.  🧈 Packed with golden Land O'Lakes, Inc. butter, our self-driving, L4 autonomous truck navigated elevations of 11,000+ feet, day and night driving, wet and snowy roads, and temperatures ranging from 18° to 75° F. So, “butter” you waiting for? Watch this throwback to when we completed the industry’s first coast-to-coast, commercial freight run by a self-driving truck. (And Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at Plus! 🦃)

“Trucking is the backbone of the American economy. 70% of the goods we use and consume every day are transported via trucks.” And the US is currently short 80,000 truck drivers – a number that’s expected to double by 2030. David Liu, our CEO and Co-Founder, recently joined Dave Briggs on Cheddar to share how Plus has taken autonomous trucking from concept to commercial availability. Watch as David discusses the latest advancements and how autonomous trucking will expand the economy, enhance the lives of truckers, and increase the safety of our roads.

“You can multiply that on-road experience several orders of magnitude…” Earlier this year, Plus COO and Co-Founder Shawn Kerrigan discussed how International and Plus are partnering to bring safe and scalable autonomous trucks to the market. Listen to an excerpt of his fireside chat below. 👇

What’s it like trying to launch self-driving trucks? 🚀 Jon Morrison, our Chief Revenue Officer, explores how Plus is solving thorny challenges in the trucking industry: cost, driver availability and churn, safety, and more. Check out the discussion with Jon, Pete Bigelow, Gary Vasilash, and John McElroy on the #Autoline After Hour podcast to hear how #AutonomousVehicles are changing the way we move freight: https://lnkd.in/eSccDAaW

Automated driving technology company Plus has been ramping up on-road testing of autonomous heavy-duty trucks in the United States and Europe in cooperation with TRATON GROUP’s commercial truck brands.   For the full story, visit: https://lnkd.in/eECzBZ3c

How are software-defined commercial vehicles evolving? 🚚 Dr. Anurag Ganguli, our VP of Research & Development, recently joined Tim Förster of dSPACE, Tom Tasky of FEV Group, and Amanda Hosey of SAE Media Group to discuss key trends in commercializing autonomous driving technology. Watch the full webinar to learn how AI is reshaping software-defined, autonomous commercial vehicles: https://lnkd.in/guEBeKeg

Commercializing #AutonomousVehicles requires bridging cultures and overcoming complexities in partnerships. Listen to Sun-Mi Choi, our VP of Business Development, as she discusses the challenges in bringing together Plus, OEMs, and fleets for a customer-centric deployment of autonomous driving at The Autonomous Main Event.

TRATON GROUP and Plus recently announced the successful global release of SuperDrive™. Teams in Sweden, Germany, and the U.S. worked closely, seamlessly deploying Plus’ Level 4, autonomous driving software SuperDrive after months of offline testing, closed-course evaluations, and extensive public road testing. Learn how Plus is collaborating with Scania Group, MAN Truck & Bus SE, and International to bring driverless trucks to the world in Richard Bishop’s recent piece in Forbes: https://lnkd.in/ersVcwnc

“We see partnerships like this as absolutely essential.” Building industry-leading autonomous transportation solutions requires collaboration. In a fireside chat at #ACTExpo, our COO and Co-Founder Shawn Kerrigan explored the importance of our partnership with Hyundai. Watch the full discussion with Shawn, Martin Zeilinger, Former EVP & Head of Commercial Vehicle Development at Hyundai Motor Company (현대자동차), and Sun-Mi Choi, VP of Global Business Development at Plus: https://lnkd.in/dRNv8pdc

“Commercialization is just a lot closer today.” At Accelerate! last week, our VP of Operations Amisha Vadalia shared commercial deployment progress, lessons learned with our OEM partner TRATON GROUP after road testing in Sweden and the US, the impact of #AutonomousVehicles on logistics, and the pivotal role women are playing in this field. A big thank-you to the Women In Trucking Association for a fantastic conference.