DEPLOY

Company

Plus

Autonomous-trucking software company (formerly Plus.ai / PlusAI; founded 2016 in Cupertino by Stanford PhDs incl. CEO David Liu). Builds SuperDrive, an SAE Level 4 'virtual driver' designed to be factory-installed by truck OEMs. A planned go-public SPAC merger with Churchill Capital Corp IX (June 2025) was terminated in April 2026, leaving Plus private. Currently in OEM-integration and supervised fleet-trial stage; no driver-out commercial freight yet (driverless validation targeted 2026, commercial launch 2027).

Based in Cupertino, California, USA · Founded 2016 · 1 model on record

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Key facts

Founded
2016, Cupertino CA, by Stanford PhDs (CEO David Liu, Shawn Kerrigan, Hao Zheng, Tim Daly)
SPAC
Signed with Churchill Capital Corp IX (June 2025); merger TERMINATED April 2026; remains private
Product
SuperDrive, SAE Level 4 virtual driver, factory-installable / OEM-integration model
Status
OEM-integration + supervised fleet trials (safety drivers); no driver-out paid freight. Driverless validation target 2026; commercial launch 2027.
Partners
TRATON (Scania/MAN/International), IVECO, Hyundai; Amazon holds a ~20% option and ordered 1,000 systems
HQ
Cupertino, California, USA
Founded
2016
Status
private
Type
both
ID
78247d0b-f08d-4606-987a-49b4e9693022

Models (1)

Brains developed (1)

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Sources (11)

  1. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/plus-an-ai-based-virtual-driver-software-company-powering-factory-built-autonomous-trucks-to-go-public-via-merger-with-churchill-capital-corp-ix-302474091.html
  2. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0002006291/000119312525135336/d845614dex991.htm
  3. https://www.freightwaves.com/news/driverless-trucking-developer-plus-to-go-public-via-merger
  4. https://www.plus.ai/news-and-insights/2026-04-21-plusai-churchill-termination
  5. https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260421921727/en/PlusAI-and-Churchill-Capital-Corp-IX-Terminate-Business-Combination
  6. https://www.truckingdive.com/news/plusai-churchill-capital-call-off-merger/818130/
  7. https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210210005536/en/Plus-Raises-%24200-Million-in-New-Funding-to-Advance-Global-Commercialization-of-Its-Automated-Trucks
  8. https://www.therobotreport.com/plus-adds-220m-autonomous-trucking-tech/
  9. https://venturebeat.com/business/plus-raises-200-million-to-develop-its-autonomous-truck-platform
  10. https://plus.ai/news-and-insights/plusai-secures-four-key-iso-certifications-ahead-of-commercial-launch-of-superdrivetm-integrated-factory-built-autonomous-trucks
  11. https://www.ttnews.com/articles/traton-plusai-partnership