Autonomous Vehicle News
IVECO and Plus say they are beginning public-road testing of their jointly developed next-generation automated trucks in Germany. As a part of the testing, the companies will collect road data to validate their autonomous truck’s operations and start designing the potential factory production model. The PlusDrive-enabled IVECO S-WAY truck is designed to improve safety, efficiency, driver experience, and to provide a more sustainable option for fleets. The public road testing starts in Germany, and will expand to Austria, Italy and Switzerland in the coming months. “Given that Germany alone faces a shortage of 60,000 truck drivers, [PlusDrive] will help improve road safety, sustainability, and driver recruitment and retention issues confronting fleets in the region.”