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A few days in Germany revealed an inconvenient truth about real-world applications of battery-electric and hydrogen-powered trucks.

Serial SPAC creator Hennessy Capital and Plus cancel their merger, likely over Chinese technology regulations that could carry over to U.S. business.

Chinese investment scrutiny and SPAC renegotiation suggest going public may not happen for autonomous trucking software maker Plus.

The Plus supervised autonomy system differs Level 4 testing by competitors, but it puts some automated driving functions within reach of fleets faster.

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Autonomous trucks without human drivers are still years away, but Plus shows what is possible on an open road in China.

With TuSimple going public by IPO, a new report says rival autonomous trucking software developer Plus will soon follow via SPAC.

Investors plow more money into Plus, which expects to commercialize Level 4 self-driving technology in China this summer.