# Plus: company

Canonical ID: `78247d0b-f08d-4606-987a-49b4e9693022`

## 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

- **Slug:** plus
- **Status:** private
- **Founded:** 2016
- **HQ:** Cupertino, California, USA

## Models

- [Plus SuperDrive Autonomous Truck](/models/plus-superdrive-truck.md) (truck) (id: `e02ed70f-00ae-4db0-aac1-99737ffab7d0`)

## Supplies to

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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

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