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California firm plans to launch autonomous trucks in Texas in 2027

16 January 2026 at 19:05



PlusAI, the California-based provider of artificial intelligence (AI) software for autonomous trucks, says that improvements to its platform over the past year have kept it on track to launch factory-built commercial autonomous trucks in 2027.

PlusAI plans to launch its first factory-built autonomous trucks in the Texas Triangle, followed by expansion into additional freight corridors in the U.S. and Europe. In preparation, PlusAI is currently conducting a commercial pilot in Texas with one of the top-ten largest carriers in the U.S., as well as public road testing in Sweden.

It plans to build the vehicles through cooperation with its OEM partners, TRATON GROUP’s Scania, MAN, and International brands, IVECO, and Hyundai, who plan to integrate the SuperDrive platform into their vehicle platforms at the factory-level. These partnerships are critical for large scale commercial deployment of autonomous trucks given the safety, reliability, and long-standing fleet relationships, PlusAI said.

To demonstrate its progress toward those goals, the company said its latest update on β€œcommercial readiness metrics” show that since first sharing its key performance indicators (KPIs) in July 2025, PlusAI has now advanced its virtual driver SuperDrive across safety validation and operational efficiency. Through the second half of 2025, PlusAI’s Safety Case Readiness (SCR) has reached 90.1%, Autonomous Miles Percentage (AMP) is at 99.2%, and Remote Assistance Free Trips (RAFT) increased to 79.0%, up from 86.1%, 98.6%, and 76.2%, respectively, in the first half of 2025

β€œOur performance on the Safety Case Readiness and Remote Assistance Free Trips metrics demonstrate that SuperDriveβ„’ is advancing toward commercial readiness,” David Liu, CEO and Co-Founder of PlusAI, said in a release. β€œSafety and system maturity as well as operational efficiency are foundational requirements for deploying factory-built autonomous trucks at scale. We continue to make consistent, measurable progress on both as we get closer to our planned 2027 commercial launch.”

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