PlusAI is a Silicon Valley company that makes SuperDrive, a self-driving system that truck makers install in new trucks at the factory. It does not run its own trucking fleet. As of October 19, 2026, SuperDrive trucks haul real freight on Interstate 35 in Texas with a human safety driver in the cab, and PlusAI’s own target for commercial launch of factory-built autonomous trucks is 2027.
If you searched “plus ai” for the company formerly called Plus, this is the same business. It was founded in 2016 and has offices in Santa Clara, Fremont and Munich, according to its January 2026 TRATON announcement.
What SuperDrive does and who builds it into trucks
SuperDrive is a Level 4 “virtual driver”: software plus sensors and computers that drive a Class 8 truck on highways. PlusAI describes two layers. A vision-language “reasoning” layer handles unusual situations, and an end-to-end “reflex” layer does the moment-to-moment driving, with rule-based checks and redundant hardware around both. The company says it trained the system on more than 7 million miles of driving in the U.S., Europe and Asia.
The key difference from some rivals is who sells the truck. PlusAI licenses SuperDrive to manufacturers, and the manufacturer builds it into the truck on the assembly line:
- TRATON group (International in North America, Scania and MAN in Europe) chose SuperDrive as its highway autonomy platform in 2024. In January 2026 the two companies said they would expand the deal, though the definitive agreement was still being negotiated.
- International is developing its Level 4 truck with PlusAI on NVIDIA DRIVE AGX Hyperion computers.
- IVECO runs PlusAI’s European programs, including a Southern Europe deployment with Spanish logistics company Sesé and the Government of Aragon.
- Hyundai and Japan’s T2 are also named partners; T2 announced a Level 4 truck program in Japan with PlusAI in January 2026.
So a fleet that wants SuperDrive will eventually order it as an option on a new truck from one of these makers, not buy a kit from PlusAI.
Where PlusAI trucks run today
The main U.S. operation is a fleet trial on the I-35 freight corridor in Texas. In the March 31, 2026 announcement, PlusAI said Ryder runs a daily 600-mile route on I-35 between its Laredo and Temple locations for a Ryder customer, using a factory-integrated International autonomous truck.
The same release says the truck drove itself on 92% of the route and that this was “supervised by a human safety driver.” It also reported 100% on-time delivery in the early weeks and pre-trip inspections under 30 minutes. Those are PlusAI’s figures, not an independent audit.
Two earlier steps are worth separating from the current trial:
- In April 2025 PlusAI ran driverless safety maneuver tests on International trucks with no one in the cab. Those were tests of specific maneuvers, not freight runs.
- In September 2025 International began customer fleet trials between Laredo and Dallas. The 2026 Ryder trial grew out of that program.
PlusAI has not announced any commercial freight run on public roads without a human in the cab.
When PlusAI trucks are supposed to go driverless
PlusAI publishes three readiness numbers twice a year. Its first-half 2026 update (August 10, 2026) reported:
- Autonomous miles percentage: 99.8%, up from 99.2% in the second half of 2025.
- Trips with no remote assistance: 85.2%, up from 79%. PlusAI’s stated goal is above 90% before commercial launch.
- Safety case readiness: 93.4%, up from 90.1%. PlusAI expects to reach 100% in 2027.
The same update targets commercial deployment of factory-built autonomous trucks in 2027. It does not give a date for removing the safety driver, and it does not say which manufacturer’s truck will come first. The software release meant for that step is SuperDrive 6.0 (March 2026), which added night driving and construction-zone handling.
How PlusAI compares with other driverless truck companies
The companies most often searched alongside PlusAI are at different stages:
- Aurora already hauls customer freight with no one in the cab on several Texas and Southwest routes.
- Kodiak runs driverless trucks off-highway in the Permian Basin and keeps drivers on its highway lanes.
- Waabi runs Dallas–Houston customer loads with a human observer aboard.
- Gatik runs smaller box trucks without anyone on board on short, fixed routes.
PlusAI sits with Waabi in the “real freight, human still aboard” group. Its bet is that factory-built trucks from the largest manufacturers will scale faster once launched, even if the first driverless run comes later.
If you run a fleet and want to try it
PlusAI does not list a public sign-up for trials. Its releases point fleets to the company’s contact page and say it works with customers on a “path to deployment.” In practice the commercial truck itself will come through International, Scania, MAN or IVECO dealers once a factory option exists, so asking your truck dealer about their autonomous program is the other route.
What to check when the 2027 launch gets closer: which truck model and model year carries SuperDrive, whether the first lanes run with no one in the cab or with an observer, and who handles remote assistance and roadside response.