Autonomous Trucks
Subscribe to the Crunchbase DailySelf-driving truck startup Plus going public via SPACCupertino, California-based Plus, a startup developing technology for self-driving trucks, announced it has inked an agreement to go public through a merger with a blank-check acquirer, or SPAC. Founded in 2016, Plus, formerly Plus.ai, plans to begin mass production of an autonomous driving solution, starting in 2021, with heavy-truck manufacturer FAW. Founded in 2012, Benson Hill raised a total of $282.3 million in known venture capital funding. Benson Hill is the latest agriculture company to announce it would go public via a SPAC. — Christine HallNew fundSixty8 Capital raises $20M fund: Sixty8 Capital, an Indianapolis-based seed-stage venture capital firm, announced the first close of its $20 million venture fund.