CategoryRobotaxis
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Overview
Autonomous trucking technology company (formerly Plus.ai). Develops AI-powered self-driving software for long-haul freight trucks. Founded 2016 by four Stanford PhD graduates. Split US/China operations in 2023; US unit retains Plus brand. First cross-country autonomous freight delivery completed Dec 2019.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 3 deployments on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Valuation of record
DEPLOY VERIFIEDPriced roundSeries B post-money
Key facts
Product
Founders
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Patents
Fundingsee investors →
Partners
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Milestone
Data & sources
Web sources
2
2 sources backing this record.View all →
Models (2)
View all models →Current platform
PlusDrive
PlusDrive is an AI-powered autonomous highway driving system for Class 8 semi-trucks, offering SAE Level 2+ ADAS and a scalable path to Level 4. It integrates with standard truck OBD and supports driver-in-the-loop and fully autonomous configurations.
Current platform
Plus SuperDrive Autonomous Truck
Plus's autonomous-truck product: the SuperDrive L4 virtual driver factory-integrated into OEM truck platforms (International LT-series, IVECO S-Way, and Hyundai hydrogen fuel-cell trucks). Plus has no standalone branded truck; the product is the OEM-integrated SuperDrive truck. In supervised fleet trials (safety drivers); pre driver-out.
Plus on the deployment map
Where Plus's robots are verified operating. Explore the deployment map by place and type.
Relationships
Current leadership (6)
Founders (9)
- Hao Zhengcofounderfounded 2016-01-01
- Tim Dalycofounderfounded 2016-01-01
- Shawn Kerrigancofounderfounded 2016-01-01
- David Liucofounderfounded 2016-01-01
- Tim Dalycofounder
- David Liucofounder
- David Liucofounder
- Shawn Kerrigancofounder
- Hao Zhengcofounder
Safety record
No incidents on record for Plus.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Operated deployments (3)
Operator customers (1)
- Plus3 deployments
Brains developed (1)
- Plus SuperDrivefoundation-model · pilot
Recent coverage
Plus in third-party press
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Peer companies
Supplied by (2)
Compute / semiconductor
Sensors
- Luminar Technologiesvia Plus SuperDrive Autonomous TruckLuminar mid-to-long range lidar (exclusive for PlusDrive factory-installed system)supplies
Inbound supply edges feeding this company directly or via the models it owns. Same source bar as the outbound view (verified against at least two strong sources).
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- aggregator_estimate
- Lifecycle stage
- growth
- Counterparty risk class
- moderate
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
Partnerships (1)
- International Truck x PlusAI x NVIDIA with International Trucktechnology
Funding rounds (6)
- Strategic Round2021-06-01
- Series B2021-05-01
$220M(reported) · $3.3B post
Investors: Guotai Junan International (lead), Wanxiang International Investment, SAIC Capital, Full Truck Alliance, Sequoia Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners, GSR Ventures
- Series C Extension2021-03-01
$220M(reported)
Investors: FountainVest Partners (lead), ClearVue Partners (co_lead), Quanta Computer, Millennium Technology Value Partners, Sequoia Capital China
- Series C2020-11-01
$100M(reported)
- Series B2019-08-01
$200M(reported)
- Series A2018-11-01
Regulatory filings (1)
- CA-DMV-TEST-PLUSother · othergranted2023-01-01
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Superseded updatedJul 11, 2026
plus -> plus-ai
- Review status verifiedVerifiedJun 19, 2026
unreviewed -> reverified
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 11, 2026
How Plus Is Bringing Self-Driving Trucks to the Market
- Record createdJun 7, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 4, 2026
Plus SuperDrive driverless Level 4 highway demo
Sources (2)
Common questions
- What is Plus?
- Autonomous trucking technology company (formerly Plus.ai). Develops AI-powered self-driving software for long-haul freight trucks. Founded 2016 by four Stanford PhD graduates. Split US/China operations in 2023; US unit retains Plus brand. First cross-country autonomous freight delivery completed Dec 2019.
- What does Plus make?
- Plus has 2 robot models on the DEPLOY registry: PlusDrive, Plus SuperDrive Autonomous Truck (Plus builds physical robots).
- Is Plus publicly traded?
- No. Plus is privately held and not publicly traded, per the DEPLOY registry.
- Who competes with Plus?
- On the DEPLOY registry, peer companies to Plus building in the same form factors include Tesla, Aurora Innovation, Nuro, Waymo.
- Who is the CEO of Plus?
- David Liu is the ceo of Plus, per the DEPLOY registry.
- How can I invest in Plus?
- Plus is a private company; its shares are not available on public markets, so retail investors cannot buy the stock today.
- Where is Plus headquartered?
- Plus is headquartered in Santa Clara, California, USA.
- Who owns Plus?
- Plus is privately held; ownership sits with its founders and private investors.
- Where does Plus operate robots?
- Plus operates 3 verified deployments, including at Germany, Spain, Texas.
- Is Plus a top robotics company?
- On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Plus ranks in roughly the top 20% of companies tracked by the registry.
- When was Plus founded?
- Plus was founded in 2016.
- Is Plus safe?
- Plus has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.
Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-14
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-14
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- knowledge-base
- Knowledge base
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Plus.In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Plus from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
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Frontier Energy appoints Monford as EPC contractor for 132MW solar-plus-storage project in Western Australia
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Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/plus-ai.md
- RSS feed: /companies/plus-ai/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/a1510698-0cc5-4f5d-81de-3fbf81d29d13
- Revision history: /companies/plus-ai/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Video
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Reality vs attention
Plus draws attention at the 93rd percentile but verifies reality at the 48th percentile among AVs. Hype Gap +44.5, 4th widest among AVs.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 3 verified deployments. Meaningful press and media coverage across the period. Thin IP estate relative to category peers.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Jul 23, 2026