Luminar and Plus partner for LiDAR and AI-based assisted driving software for trucking
Summary
Under the agreement, Luminar will be the exclusive provider of mid- to long-range lidar for PlusDrive, Plus’s factory-installed assisted driving system for commercial vehicles. In parallel, Plus will be the exclusive third-party provider of AI-based enhanced driver assist software for Luminar’s solution for commercial vehicle OEMs. In addition to production consumer vehicles, Iris meets the stringent performance, robustness, and reliability requirements for class 8 commercial trucks. The partnership between Luminar and Plus unlocks the tremendous business value of next-generation safety and highly automated driving systems for vehicle manufacturers and fleets alike. —David Liu, CEO and Co-Founder at Plus Plus’s driver-in, L2++ solution, PlusDrive, which enables supervised autonomy, is already commercially available and used to deliver freight by some of the largest fleets in the world today.