Iveco, PlusAI expand partnership with autonomous truck tests in Spain

Jan 12 (Reuters) - Self-driving ⁠truck ⁠startup ‍PlusAI said on Monday it would launch Southern Europe's first programme ‍to test heavy-duty autonomous trucks, expanding ​its partnership with Iveco Group brand IVECO.

The ​programme will develop two IVECO S‑Way trucks equipped with PlusAI's Level 4 autonomous driving system on a ​roughly 300-km freight route between Madrid and Zaragoza, with tests starting ​in 2026 and a safety operator on board.

The trials ‌will be carried out with Spanish logistics operator Sesé and the regional ​government of Aragon. PlusAI, ⁠headquartered in Silicon Valley with operations in Europe and the ‌U.S., has worked with Iveco for several years on joint research and testing.

PlusAI is ‌moving towards a planned public listing on Nasdaq ‌through a business combination with blank check company Churchill Capital Corp IX, expected to close ‍in the first quarter of 2026.

Iveco is set to be ⁠delisted after India's Tata Motors announced in July it would buy the company in a 3.8-billion-euro deal.

(Reporting by Laura Contemori; Editing by Matt Scuffham)

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