Plus

Current leadership (8)

• David Liu Co-founder & CEOIR-verified
• David Liu Co-Founder and CEOsecondary-verified
• Shawn Kerrigan Co-Founder and COOsecondary-verified
• Hao Zheng Co-Founder and CTOsecondary-verified
• Tim Daly Co-Founder and Chief Architectsecondary-verified
• Shawn Kerrigan Co-founder & COOIR-verified
• Hao Zheng Co-founder & CTOIR-verified
• Tim Daly Co-founder & Chief ArchitectIR-verified

Founders (8)

• David Liucofounderfounded 2016-01-01
• Hao Zhengcofounderfounded 2016-01-01
• Tim Dalycofounderfounded 2016-01-01
• Shawn Kerrigancofounderfounded 2016-01-01
• Shawn Kerrigancofounder
• Hao Zhengcofounder
• Tim Dalycofounder
• David Liucofounder

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.

Operator customers (2)

• DSV Panalpina1 deployment
• Ryder System1 deployment

Brains developed (1)

• Plus SuperDrivefoundation-model · pilot

Peer companies

• Tesla4 models
• Aurora Innovation3 models
• Nuro3 models
• Waymo3 models
• Avride2 models
• Baidu2 models

Financial state

Reporting basis

aggregator_estimate

Lifecycle stage

growth

Counterparty risk class

moderate

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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

Sources (2)

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plus_(autonomous_trucking) ↗
2. https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210331005613/en/Self-Driving-Truck-Company-Plus-Upsizes-Recent-Fundraising-to-420-Million ↗ · 2021-03-31

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.

Where is Plus based?

Plus is based in Santa Clara, California, USA.

When was Plus founded?

Plus was founded in 2016.

What does Plus make?

Plus has 2 robot models on the DEPLOY registry: PlusDrive, Plus SuperDrive Autonomous Truck (Plus builds physical robots).

Where does Plus operate robots?

Plus is a robot manufacturer and does not directly operate deployments on the DEPLOY registry. Its products are deployed by customer operators; see the company page for the verified deployment record.

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.