TuSimple Receives Investment from UPS Ventures
Summary
Founded in 2015 by President & CTO Xiaodi Hou, TuSimple aims to bring self-driving trucks to market, to increase safety, decrease transportation costs and reduce carbon emissions. Together, both companies are testing self-driving tractor trailers on a route in Arizona to determine whether the vehicles can improve service and efficiency in the UPS® network. The work with TuSimple began with the goal of helping UPS better understand the requirements for Level 4 Autonomous trucking in its network. L4 Autonomous means the vehicle’s onboard computer is in complete control at all times, eliminating manual intervention. Throughout the ongoing tests, UPS has been providing truckloads of goods for TuSimple to carry on a North American Freight Forwarding route between Phoenix and Tucson, Arizona.