By BigGo Finance
Publication Date: 2026-09-28 06:35:00
Two large trailers prominently displaying Nvidia logos were stolen in California, only for the thieves to abandon the cargo roughly 800 meters into their getaway. The culprits were after expensive AI chips, but the trailers actually contained 18 tons of test sand.
Autonomous trucking technology company PlusAI had two large trailers stolen from a facility in Fremont on the night of the 23rd, according to reports published on the 26th (local time) by U.S. tech outlet Wired and local media San Francisco Standard. The thieves are believed to have broken the facility’s locks, then hitched the trailers to a tractor they brought themselves and towed them away.
The trailers had large PlusAI and Nvidia logos affixed to their exteriors. The two companies maintain a partnership in autonomous trucking technology and AI software development, with PlusAI using Nvidia’s automotive computing platform to develop its autonomous truck systems.
The trailers didn’t get far, however. They were found on a roadside in Newark, about 0.5 miles (800 meters) from the crime scene, with their rear doors open. The thieves apparently checked the cargo and then fled, leaving the trailers by the side of the road.
What was inside was a total of 40,000 pounds (approximately 18 tons) of sand. PlusAI had loaded the sand as simulated cargo to replicate real-world hauling conditions while testing its autonomous trucks.
Lauren Kwan, PlusAI’s vice president of marketing, said the thieves may have mistaken the…
