PlusAI has released updated safety and operational metrics showing progress toward commercial deployment of autonomous trucks in 2027, with safety case readiness rising to 93.4% and remote assistance-free trips climbing to 85.2%.
The company launched its first commercial fleet trial in Texas with International and Ryder, announced autonomous truck operations in Spain in partnership with Sesé and the government of Aragon, and released SuperDrive 6.0 with new capabilities for night driving and construction zones.
The milestones indicate the Santa Clara-based AI software developer is advancing toward proving its autonomous system is safe and reliable enough for scaled deployment with freight operators.
What happened
PlusAI updated its commercial readiness metrics for the first half of 2026, reporting safety case readiness (SCR) increased from 90.1% to 93.4%, autonomous miles percentage (AMP) grew from 99.2% to 99.8%, and remote assistance-free trips (RAFT) rose from 79% to 85.2%. The company also launched a commercial fleet trial with International and Ryder on the I-35 corridor in Texas, announced autonomous trucks in Southern Europe via partnerships with Spanish logistics operator Sesé and the government of Aragon, and released SuperDrive 6.0 with improvements for night driving and construction-zone handling.
Why it matters
These metrics and deployments show measurable progress toward PlusAI's goal of deploying factory-built autonomous trucks at commercial scale in 2027. The company targets 100% safety case readiness by 2027 and more than 90% remote assistance-free trips before commercial launch—indicators that the technology is moving from testing toward real operational reliability needed for scaled deployment with freight operators.
What to watch
PlusAI expects to achieve 100% SCR in 2027 and more than 90% RAFT before commercial launch. The company is also expanding partnerships internationally, including efforts in Europe and Japan, and deepening collaboration with NVIDIA through its Alpamayo foundation model and DRIVE Hyperion technologies.
PlusAI Inc., a Santa Clara-based developer of AI-based autonomous truck software founded in 2016, announced yesterday that it has updated its commercial readiness metrics for the first half of 2026, signaling measurable progress toward deploying factory-built autonomous trucks at commercial scale in 2027.
The company tracks three key metrics introduced in 2025. Safety case readiness (SCR)—which measures progress toward completing the engineering evidence required to support safe commercial deployment—increased from 90.1% to 93.4%. Autonomous miles percentage (AMP), which measures the percentage of miles driven autonomously during commercial operations, grew from 99.2% to 99.8%. Remote assistance-free trips (RAFT), which measures the percentage of trips completed without remote operator intervention and reflects operational maturity and scalability, jumped from 79% to 85.2% in the second half of 2025. PlusAI expects to achieve 100% SCR by 2027 and more than 90% RAFT before commercial launch.
During the first half of 2026, PlusAI achieved several operational milestones. The company launched a commercial autonomous fleet trial with International and Ryder on the I-35 freight corridor in Texas. It also announced the first autonomous trucks in Southern Europe in cooperation with Spanish logistics operator Sesé and the government of Aragon in Spain. PlusAI released SuperDrive 6.0, which delivers AI and processing improvements and enables night driving and construction-zone handling designed for scaled driverless operations. The company expanded its collaboration with NVIDIA by using the Alpamayo foundation model, DRIVE Hyperion, and Halos safety technologies, and it achieved four key ISO certifications supporting commercial deployment. PlusAI also expanded international commercialization efforts through partnerships in Europe and Japan.
David Liu, co-founder and CEO, emphasized the transparency of the company's approach: "Every six months, we publish our commercial readiness metrics because they provide a transparent view into our progress." Shawn Kerrigan, co-founder and chief operating officer, added that "commercializing autonomous trucks requires more than a capable AI system. It requires proving that the system is safe, reliable and operationally efficient while working closely with OEMs, fleets, and ecosystem partners." He noted that PlusAI's progress across the three metrics, combined with the commercial milestones achieved in the first half of 2026, reflects the maturity of both the company's technology and its commercialization strategy.
PlusAI, founded in 2016, is moving toward a critical inflection point in autonomous trucking commercialization. The company's decision to publish commercial readiness metrics every six months reflects a shift from pure R&D toward demonstrating the operational maturity needed to gain regulatory and industry confidence. The three metrics—safety case readiness, autonomous miles percentage, and remote assistance-free trips—collectively measure whether the company has built not just a capable AI system but one that can run reliably without human intervention in real freight corridors.
The company's recent milestones anchor this progress in tangible deployments: the Texas trial with major OEM International and fleet operator Ryder, and the European expansion with Sesé, position PlusAI as moving beyond domestic testing into multi-region operations. The partnership with NVIDIA to integrate the Alpamayo foundation model and DRIVE Hyperion suggests PlusAI is leveraging industry-standard foundation models rather than building AI from scratch—a strategy that may accelerate development and reduce deployment risk. The release of SuperDrive 6.0, with explicit support for night driving and construction zones, addresses two of the most challenging real-world conditions autonomous trucks face, signaling confidence in readiness for broader operational scenarios.
The targets PlusAI has set—100% safety case readiness by 2027 and more than 90% remote assistance-free trips before launch—are ambitious but achievable given the current trajectory. The fact that RAFT has jumped from 79% to 85.2% in the past six months suggests the operational gap is narrowing. If the company meets these targets, it could see the first commercial factory-built autonomous truck fleets in operation by 2027, marking a significant shift from pilot programs to revenue-generating deployments.
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