- The test will be conducted with an enhanced IVECO heavy-duty
truck integrated with PlusDrive® technology
- The new vehicle designed for series production will deliver
dm-drogerie market’s goods for DSV to demonstrate improved safety
and efficiency on the road
IVECO, the commercial vehicle brand of Iveco Group, and Plus
announced today with dm-drogerie markt, Europe’s largest home and
personal care retail company, and DSV, one of the world’s leading
transport and logistics providers, the start of their
semi-automated truck pilot in Germany. After several months of
stringent testing and validation, the program will use a new
production intent design of the IVECO S-Way heavy-duty truck
equipped with Plus’s driver-supervised highly automated driving
software, PlusDrive®. This brings the PlusDrive-enabled IVECO S-Way
one step closer to the start of series production.
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IVECO S-Way heavy-duty truck equipped
with Plus’s driver-supervised highly automated driving software,
PlusDrive® (Photo: Business Wire)
The test runs on the route between the dm distribution center in
Waghäusel and the DSV distribution center in Gernsheim. In the
first phase, drivers from IVECO will be conducting the test and be
accompanied by DSV drivers for training. After this, the trained
drivers will be able to drive themselves.
By delivering commercial freight for a shipper customer, the
program will enable the gathering of real-world data on the
operational benefits of the PlusDrive-enabled IVECO S-Way. Benefits
demonstrated in other global customer deployments of PlusDrive
include reduced driver fatigue, improved road safety, and increased
fuel efficiency which in turn decreases carbon emissions.
The program will also validate the readiness of the
latest-generation PlusDrive-enabled IVECO S-Way, which has been
optimized for series production and delivery of high-performance
automated driving features. In the optimized design, advanced
sensors have been integrated, and lidar is optional for the
vision-centric perception system on PlusDrive. PlusDrive continues
to deliver on the highly automated driving features of lane
centering, cut-in handling, lane merges, driver-initiated or
system-suggested lane changes, traffic jam assist, and nudging, all
under the supervision of the driver.
DSV and dm-drogerie markt have been working together in
partnership since 1986 and have been jointly developing advanced
solutions within their supply chains for years. In 2021, DSV and dm
jointly signed a declaration of intent to further promote
innovative and sustainable projects. By testing this technology,
both companies are once again demonstrating their successful
partnership in their shared desire for innovation and future
orientation.
“The start of this project will make a significant contribution
to the comfort and safety of drivers and ensure that our supply
chains run more smoothly and reliably. Our initial aim with this
highly automatic technology truck is to work with our partners to
gain insights into the potential that the use of these trucks
offers for dm in operational implementation,” said Christian Bodi,
as dm Managing Director responsible for logistics.
DSV and dm are the first companies in Germany to test the
semi-autonomous driver assistance solution in trucks in Europe.
“A decarbonized future requires different technology innovations
for different use cases. We are excited to begin the pilot so that
we can assess through our own data and operations how IVECO and
Plus’s state-of-the-art automated trucks can fit into our future
fleet of sustainable transport options,” stated Peter Matthiesen,
Senior Director, Head of Group Innovation and Truck Technology at
DSV.
Marco Liccardo, Chief Technology & Digital Officer, Iveco
Group said: “Data and feedback from customer pilots are key to
helping us create innovative and sustainable products that
customers value. Our collaboration with dm, DSV, and Plus on this
pilot program brings us closer to realizing innovation-driven,
safety-enhanced highly automated commercial vehicles. We are
excited to empower fleets and truck drivers with the unprecedented
potential of these next-generation vehicles.”
“This new milestone of having a production intent design of the
PlusDrive-enabled S-Way ready for the pilot resulted from the
ongoing tight collaboration between the Plus and IVECO teams. We
are thrilled to demonstrate the capabilities and maturity of our
autonomous driving software in this pilot for DSV and dm, and start
preparing for series production,” added Shawn Kerrigan, Chief
Operating Officer and Co-Founder at Plus.
About dm-drogerie markt
More than 80,000 people work at dm-drogerie markt in more than
4,000 stores across Europe. In the current 14 European countries,
dm generated sales of 15.9 billion euros in the 2021/2022 financial
year. In the last financial year 2022/2023, around 51,000 dm
employees in Germany generated sales of 11.4 billion euros. dm was
once again voted the most popular drugstore by customers in the
2023 Kundenmonitor survey. dm is constantly working to improve
processes within the company and to live up to its responsibility
for sustainable development. You can gain an insight into the
diverse sustainability activities in the various areas in our
"Report on sustainability" at www.dm.de/Nachhaltigkeitsbericht.
About DSV
DSV A/S is a global transportation and logistics service
provider headquartered in Hedehusene (Denmark), offering
professional total solutions for all services in modern
transportation and warehouse logistics. With its own branches and
offices, DSV is active in more than 80 countries and six
continents.
About IVECO
IVECO is the brand of Iveco Group N.V. (EXM: IVG) that designs,
manufactures and markets a wide range of light, medium and heavy
commercial vehicles, off-road trucks and vehicles suitable for any
body type.
It constantly innovates and extends its product portfolio to
provide every customer with the vehicle that matches their mission
precisely. Its full-line offer is designed around the Driver’s
needs to deliver an excellent experience with a focus on safety and
comfort. A wide range of advanced digital, connectivity-enabled
services developed to help fleet owners run their fleet efficiently
enhance IVECO’s complete transport solution.
IVECO pursues its decarbonisation strategy through a
multi-energy approach that includes the further development of
bio-methane, battery electric and fuel cell technologies.
IVECO operates 7 manufacturing plants and 8 research and
development centres. It counts on 3,500 sales and service points in
over 160 countries, which guarantee technical support wherever an
IVECO vehicle is at work.
IVECO drives the road of change by powering the transformation
of the transport industry, propelled by the ambition to be the most
reliable partner and full-line player for its customers.
About Plus
Plus is an AI company whose mission is to build “driving
intelligence” to power a safer and greener world. Plus’s autonomous
driving solutions span from driver-out SuperDrive™, to highly
automated PlusDrive®, next-gen safety technology PlusProtect™, and
model-based perception software PlusVision™. Headquartered in
Silicon Valley with operations in the U.S., Europe, and Australia,
Plus is named by Fast Company as one of the World’s Most Innovative
Companies. Plus’s large AI models are already powering vehicles in
commercial use today. Partners including Bosch, dm-drogerie markt,
DSV, Hyundai Motor Company, IVECO, Luminar, Nikola,
Scania/MAN/Navistar of the TRATON GROUP, and Transurban are working
with Plus to accelerate next-generation transportation solutions.
For more information, visit http://www.plus.ai/.
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