Italian IVECO trucks are displayed at the IAA truck show in Hanover, Germany, September 17, 2024. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer/File Photo

Iveco, PlusAI expand partnership with autonomous truck tests in Spain

· CNA · Join

Read a summary of this article on FAST.
Get bite-sized news via a new
cards interface. Give it a try.
Click here to return to FAST Tap here to return to FAST
FAST

Jan 12 : ‌Self-driving truck startup PlusAI said on Monday it would launch Southern Europe's first programme to test heavy-duty autonomous trucks, expanding its partnership with Iveco Group brand IVECO.

The programme will develop two ‌IVECO S‑Way trucks equipped with ‌PlusAI's Level 4 autonomous driving system on a roughly 300-km freight route between Madrid and Zaragoza, with tests starting in 2026 and a safety operator on board.

The trials will ‍be carried out with Spanish logistics operator Sesé and the regional government of Aragon. PlusAI, headquartered in Silicon Valley with operations in ​Europe and the ‌U.S., has worked with Iveco for several years on joint research and testing.

PlusAI ​is moving towards a planned public listing on ⁠Nasdaq through a ‌business combination with blank check company Churchill ​Capital Corp IX, expected to close in the first quarter of 2026.

Iveco ‍is set to be delisted after India's Tata ⁠Motors announced in July it would buy ​the company in a ‌3.8-billion-euro deal.

Source: Reuters

Newsletter

Week in Review

Subscribe to our Chief Editor’s Week in Review

Our chief editor shares analysis and picks of the week's biggest news every Saturday.

Sign up for our newsletters

Get our pick of top stories and thought-provoking articles in your inbox

Subscribe here

Get the CNA app

Stay updated with notifications for breaking news and our best stories

Download here

Get WhatsApp alerts

Join our channel for the top reads for the day on your preferred chat app

Join here