TuSimple: When robo-trucks meet the road

China

5 min read

Aug 27, 2019

By Hua Nan

After switching focus from adtech to robo-trucks, TuSimple aims to be king of the road in China and the US

Imagine robots driving long-haul trucks 24/7 across Asia to Europe along transcontinental superhighways built under China's Belt and Road infrastructure development plan. Armed with US$200m Series D funding, AI-tech unicorn TuSimple is set to roll out autonomous commercial trucks by 2020.
Tackling the acute shortage of truck drivers and other supply chain logistics issues across borders is no mean feat, even for unicorns. According to McKinsey & Co, autonomous trucking will most likely occur in four waves. Platooning of trucks, with a human driver in the lead truck of the interlinked co...

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