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PlusAI & TRATON expand autonomous trucking pact; $25M R&D funding, board seat, warrants tied to $400M revenue
Churchill Capital Corp IX/Cayman
- TRATON commits up to $25M in non-dilutive R&D funding to PlusAI for SuperDrive factory integration.
- TRATON gets right to nominate one board member to PlusAI's board after its public listing.
- TRATON eligible for warrants vesting on $400M cumulative revenue milestones (25/25/50% tranches).
- Customer fleet trials active on I-35 in Texas; 2025 milestones include NVIDIA platform and driverless safety tests.
- Expanded partnership builds toward 2026 commercial launch of factory-built autonomous trucks.