Autonomous driving AI company RideFlux has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with commercial vehicle maker Tata Daewoo Mobility to cooperate on Level 2+ (L2+) driver assistance systems for commercial vehicles and Level 4 (L4) autonomous driving. Under the agreement, RideFlux’s software for five key highway driving functions will be installed on Tata Daewoo Mobility’s XEN and KUXEN heavy-duty truck platforms, with the companies pursuing mass production of L2+ driver assistance systems. Tata Daewoo Mobility will provide the vehicle platforms and vehicle control interfaces, while RideFlux will lead advance development of Driver Control Assistance System (DCAS) software compliant with the UN R171 international standard. The L2+ driver assistance system integrates longitudinal and lateral vehicle control for functions including lane keeping, lane changing, highway junctions and merging, overtaking and tollgate passage. RideFlux expects to establish a data feedback loop that uses real-world driving data collected from vehicles after mass production to simultaneously improve L2+ performance and validate L4 technology. The companies have also outlined a roadmap for fully driverless L4 commercialization. Building on what RideFlux said is Korea’s first paid freight transportation service using heavy-duty autonomous trucks, the company plans to develop robotruck conversions before moving to mass production of fully driverless L4 trucks. The partnership also includes plans to establish a foothold in the global commercial vehicle market by linking the technology with the software-defined vehicle (SDV) architecture of Tata Motors, Tata Daewoo Mobility’s parent company and the largest commercial vehicle maker in India. RideFlux said that following Korea’s first paid autonomous-truck freight service with Hanjin in July, supplying autonomous driving software to original equipment manufacturer (OEM) Tata Daewoo Mobility gives it a new business-to-business (B2B) revenue stream. The company said the deal also signals that the autonomous driving industry is moving from government-led demonstration projects, or B2G, toward commercialization,