![]() Silicaon Valley-based Plus’s open autonomy technology platform is already powering vehicles in commercial use today. This will enable the scalable commercialization of driver-in technology today and accelerate our customers’ path to full autonomy tomorrow,” adds David Liu, CEO and Co-Founder at Plus. Automated and fully autonomous driving developer Plus has selected Luminar as its exclusive long-range LiDAR provider to support its PlusDrive assisted driving system for commercial. Luminar will enable PlusDrive to achieve new heights in sensing at further distances and at highway speeds. “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. Luminar Founder and CEO, Austin Russell, says: “We see Plus as a new strategic partner for us to enable enhanced safety and autonomous capabilities for production commercial vehicles at even greater scale, in light of their commercial success with some of the largest companies in the industry.” PlusDrive uses components such as lidar, radar, and cameras from award-winning manufacturers to see 360 degrees around the vehicle and hundreds of meters ahead. Its lidar is capable of seeing as far as 600 meters ahead. Luminar’s Iris lidar is an automotive grade sensing solution that enables high-performance, long-range detections. The two companies will also aim to collaborate on Luminar’s commercial vehicle insurance program, high definition mapping, and trucking sensor integration called Blade. ![]() ![]() 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. Luminar ( NASDAQ: LAZR) signed an exclusive contract with PlusDrive to provide mid-to-long-range LiDAR for commercial vehicles and, in exchange, receive AI-based enhanced driver assist software. Under the agreement, Luminar will be the exclusive provider of mid- to long-range lidar for PlusDrive, Plus’s assisted driving system for commercial vehicles. Luminar and Plus, a global provider of highly automated driving and fully autonomous driving solutions, have announced a partnership to advance automated driving and safety systems for commercial vehicle manufacturers.
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