PlusAI, a leading developer of AI-based virtual driver software for factory-built autonomous trucks, today announced the release of key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure its technical and safety progress toward commercial readiness of SuperDrive™, its fully autonomous driving system. The announcement comes as PlusAI eyes a 2027 launch in Texas and deepens its push for public accountability.
Significant KPI Progress in 1H 2025
In the first half of 2025, PlusAI’s SuperDrive™ demonstrated notable performance improvements:
- Safety Case Readiness (SCR): 86% (up from 75%)
- Autonomous Miles Percentage (AMP): 98% (up from 97%)
- Remote Assistance Free Trips (RAFT): 76% (up from 69%)
These metrics highlight SuperDrive’s growing operational independence and safety maturity, validating PlusAI’s transition from testing to pre-commercial trials. PlusAI will report these KPIs regularly as it prepares to go public, signaling transparency and stakeholder alignment.
“We’re sharing these KPIs to make our path to commercial readiness visible to partners, regulators, and the public,” said David Liu, Co-Founder and CEO. “It’s critical to demonstrate safety and performance through data, not just promises.”
A New AV Benchmark: The Safety Case Framework
PlusAI’s Safety Case Readiness (SCR) is a standout metric, rooted in safety-critical methodologies from aviation and nuclear industries. It evaluates the maturity of PlusAI’s Safety Case Framework (SCF)—a structured, evidence-based model organized around five safety pillars:
- Understand – Hazard identification and system definition
- Design – Safety architecture and fault tolerance
- Develop – Validation through simulation and real-world testing
- Prove – Performance analytics and safety case iteration
- Deploy – Field operations, maintenance, and version control
This robust framework supports risk-based validation, aligns with industry best practices, and is critical to PlusAI’s regulatory engagement strategy.
Tracking Real-World Autonomy: AMP and RAFT
Two other KPIs underscore the day-to-day performance of SuperDrive:
- Autonomous Miles Percentage (AMP): Measures the percent of route miles completed without intervention, offering a granular view of sustained autonomy.
- Remote Assistance Free Trips (RAFT): Reflects the share of trips completed without any remote or human takeover, indicating maturity in both decision-making and edge-case handling.
Together, AMP and RAFT demonstrate how PlusAI’s AI-native system handles dynamic road conditions, from weather and traffic to unstructured driving scenarios.
“Our AV 2.0 architecture abandons hand-coded rules in favor of end-to-end AI,” said Tim Daly, Chief Architect. “That’s the key to faster performance gains and safer, more scalable autonomy.”
Built for Commercial Scale
With over five million autonomous miles logged across the U.S., Europe, and Asia, PlusAI has trained SuperDrive using a proprietary data engine and advanced generative AI techniques—including auto-labeling, model distillation, and optimized in-vehicle neural networks.
PlusAI’s plan to begin customer fleet trials in fall 2025 signals confidence in its timeline, backed by real-world metrics rather than speculative milestones.
What’s Next?
PlusAI is targeting:
- 100% Safety Case Readiness
- >90% Remote Assistance Free Trips
by the time its factory-built autonomous trucks hit the roads commercially in 2027.
As autonomous trucking faces increasing scrutiny from regulators and the public, PlusAI’s data-driven, transparent approach may become a model for the industry. The regular disclosure of KPIs provides a tangible yardstick for investors, partners, and regulators evaluating the readiness of autonomous vehicle systems—not just in labs, but on real-world roads.
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