Thieves steal PlusAI trailers with NVIDIA branding, get 40,000 pounds of sand instead
The trailers disappeared overnight from a Fremont, California, warehouse after their locks were broken. Police recovered them in nearby Newark the same afternoon, but investigators still don’t know who took them. The post Thieves steal PlusAI trailers with NVIDIA branding, get 40,000 pounds of sand instead appeared first on FreightWaves .
On September 24, two PlusAI trailers disappeared from the company's Fremont, California, warehouse. One of the trailers displayed both PlusAI and NVIDIA branding, reflecting the companies' collaboration on AI software and autonomous trucks. The thieves broke the hand locks before loading the trailers onto their trucks. Inside, they found 40,000 pounds of sand, which PlusAI uses for testing truck handling and braking dynamics.
PlusAI discovered the missing equipment the following morning and reported it to the police. The Newark Police recovered the trailers in the afternoon, noting that the thieves had opened the back of the trailers but found nothing valuable inside. The unusual discovery led to the quick resolution of the theft case, but the motive behind the theft remains unknown. No arrests have been made.
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