Autonomous Trucks
Autonomous truck technology startup Plus has found its first OEM partner in the U.S. – and it's another startup. "We are one of the first OEMs to offer 100% electric steering paired with the ZF EBS braking system," said Nikola Corporation President and CEO Michael Lohscheller. Nikola is also establishing an Enhanced Driver Assistance Customer Council to collaborate with fleets and Plus to continue system refinement. Global connectionsThat Plus tapped Nikola for its first stateside factory-equipped partnership is of little surprise. Iveco and Nikola in 2021 kicked off a joint-venture manufacturing facility for electric heavy-duty trucks in Ulm, Germany, and Iveco parent CNH Industrial owns about 7% of Nikola.