International Motors and PlusAI develop L4 autonomous truck with NVIDIA DRIVE AGX - The Robot Report

International Motors LLC, PlusAI Inc., and NVIDIA have partnered to develop factory-built Level 4 autonomous trucks designed for large-scale freight operations. This collaboration combines International’s nearly 200 years of manufacturing expertise and extensive dealer network, PlusAI’s SuperDrive AI-native autonomous driving software—refined over 6 million miles of real-world driving—and NVIDIA’s DRIVE AGX Thor centralized AI computing platform. The goal is to produce production-ready autonomous trucks that meet stringent safety, reliability, and performance standards for commercial freight. PlusAI, founded in 2016 and recognized as one of Fast Company’s “World’s Most Innovative Companies,” contributes its advanced virtual driver software capable of dynamic adaptation to diverse routes and conditions. The company is currently conducting customer fleet trials with International in Texas freight corridors and plans to go public via a merger with Churchill Capital Corp IX. NVIDIA’s DRIVE AGX Thor platform provides the necessary compute power and functional safety to enable robust perception, prediction, and planning for autonomous driving. Together, the