The system will be commercially deployed in 2022 in the US, China and Europe
Plus, formerly known as Plus.ai, has announced that it is using the Nvidia Drive Orin SoC for the next generation of its autonomous truck driving system. In 2022, the company plans to deploy this next generation system in the United States, China and Europe.
Plus uses Nvidia Drive Orin SoC for next-generation self-driving system for heavy trucks
Plus will start series production of the autonomous driving system for heavy trucks this year, with plans to expand its feature set and range over time with software updates over the air. By working closely with Nvidia’s engineering team to further develop the system, Plus expects trucks powered by the system to “achieve uptime for maximum road safety.”
Autonomous Driving System Plus is designed to improve the safety and efficiency of long-distance freight transport. Considering the large size and mass of heavy trucks, the Plus system uses lidar, radar and cameras to provide a 360 ° view around the truck. The data collected by the sensors helps to identify surrounding objects, plan a course, predict the movement of those objects, and, finally, control the vehicle so that it travels safely along the specified route.
The Nvidia Orin single-chip system was selected for its high performance and support for complex neural networks for processing and decision making. In addition, it is designed to meet the functional safety requirements at the ISO 26262 ASIL-D system level, which is vital for applications such as autonomous driving.
