NEWS · COMPANIES · #1064
Two PlusAI trailers with Nvidia logos stolen and recovered; contained ~40,000 lb of sand
Two trailers owned by self-driving truck developer PlusAI and emblazoned with Nvidia logos were taken from outside the company’s warehouse in Newark, California; police later recovered both trailers and found roughly 20,000 pounds of sand in each (about 40,000 lb total). PlusAI’s truck cabs and autonomous hardware remained inside the warehouse; the Fremont Police Department is investigating and no arrests have been reported.
KEY POINTS
- Two trailers owned by self-driving truck developer PlusAI and emblazoned with Nvidia logos were taken from outside the company’s warehouse in Newark, California; police later recovered both trailers and found roughly 20,000 pounds of sand in each (about 40,000 lb total).
- PlusAI’s truck cabs and autonomous hardware remained inside the warehouse; the Fremont Police Department is investigating and no arrests have been reported.
- This underscores theft risks facing companies in the autonomous vehicle and AI supply chain and echoes a wider surge in cargo thefts targeting high-value tech equipment.
WHY IT MATTERS
This underscores theft risks facing companies in the autonomous vehicle and AI supply chain and echoes a wider surge in cargo thefts targeting high-value tech equipment.