Autonomous Trucks
— Plus and Cummins Inc. are collaborating to create the first supervised autonomous trucks powered by a natural gas engine. While Plus is a company focused on self-driving truck technology, Cummins is a manufacturer of diesel and alternative fuels engines. Cummins’ natural gas engines have reduced smog-forming emissions by 90% compared to current Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) standards for nitrogen oxide air pollutants, according to Plus. The first supervised autonomous truck using natural gas, called PlusDrive, will be be piloted by several truck fleets, including China-based FAW Group Corp. Even as models are released, testing will continue to improve the autonomous truck experience to gain data on driving in the real-world settings.