US EditionIveco, PlusAI expand partnership with autonomous truck tests in Spain
IVECO and PlusAI will conduct multi-year Level 4 autonomous truck trials on a 300 km route in Spain to improve freight safety and efficiency, officials said.
- PlusAI announced on Monday it will launch Southern Europe’s first programme to test heavy‑duty autonomous trucks, expanding its partnership with IVECO, the brand of Iveco Group N.V..
- Iveco Group has long researched autonomous driving, and Marco Liccardo, Chief Technology & Digital Officer, Iveco Group, said vehicle automation is a key technology pillar including joint pilots with PlusAI.
- Two IVECO S‑Way trucks will be fitted with PlusAI SuperDrive, Level 4 virtual driver for tests on a roughly 300‑km Madrid–Zaragoza freight route.
- Trials will be carried out with Sesé and the Government of Aragon, Spain, starting in 2026 as multi-year tests with a safety operator on board; partners say the project aims to improve safety, efficiency, and supply-chain competitiveness.
- PlusAI is moving toward a planned Nasdaq listing via a business combination with Churchill Capital Corp IX, and the Silicon Valley company has operated in Europe and the U.S. for years, the companies say.
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Autonomous driving: IVECO and PlusAI launch road tests in Spain
Iveco Group and long-standing partner PlusAI, a global benchmark in AI-based virtual driver software for autonomous trucks, plan to launch the first deployment in Southern Europe of heavyduty trucks with Level 4 Autonomous Driving Systems (ADS). Under the announced programme, the partners will develop two heavy-duty trucks equipped with Level 4 autonomous driving capabilities powered by the patented PlusAI SuperDrive virtual driver. The autonomo…
Iveco is expanding its test program for automated trucks. Following initial trials in Germany, the tests will now also be conducted in Spain, operating on autopilot on a regular intercity route. Let me begin by reminding you that Iveco has partnered with the American company PlusAI, which has developed an automated driving system for trucks. This solution offers a so-called fourth level of automation, meaning it can take control of the vehicle o…
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