Thieves stole an Nvidia-branded truck filled with just 20,000 pounds of sand—and it points to Big Tech’s $150 million AI hardware theft headache
While the thieves left the sand-filled trailer unscathed, other freighters have faced real threats from organized criminals in search of high-value data center equipment.
Two trailers were stolen from an autonomous trucking company, PlusAI, last week in Fremont, California. While the company utilizes Nvidia chips for its self-driving technology, the trailers contained 40,000 pounds of sand. Police recovered the vehicles after a friend of PlusAI's vice president of legal recognized them. This marks the first time in PlusAI's 2016 history that a tractor or trailer has been stolen.
Cargo theft targeting AI companies has been on the rise, with over $150 million in AI equipment losses tracked by Overhaul supply chain risk management firm. Thieves target AI-related cargo to resell on the black market due to the high demand for memory chips and infrastructure buildout. Organized criminal syndicates are taking advantage of the situation, smuggling AI technology into sanctioned countries and profiting from the growing demand.
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