What does Outrider make?

Outrider has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: Outrider Yard Truck (Outrider builds physical robots).

Who competes with Outrider?

On the DEPLOY registry, peer companies to Outrider building in the same form factors include Tesla, Aurora Innovation, Waymo, BelAZ.

Who is the CEO of Outrider?

Andrew Smith is the ceo of Outrider, per the DEPLOY registry.

Where is Outrider headquartered?

Outrider is headquartered in Golden, CO.

Where does Outrider operate robots?

Outrider operates 1 verified deployment, including at Golden.

Is Outrider a top robotics company?

On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Outrider ranks in roughly the top 75% of companies tracked by the registry.

Outrider has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.

Company

Outrider

Autonomous yard trucks (Class 6 switching tractors) for freight distribution centers; moves trailers from dock to dock without a human driver.

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Founded: 2017
HQ: Golden, CO

CategoryTrucks

Appears inLogistics robots

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Key facts

Founded

2017, Golden, Colorado

Founder

Andrew Smith (CEO, ex-Uber ATG)

Product

Autonomous yard operations - self-driving trucks for trailer hitching, moving, and staging in distribution center yards

Fundingsee investors →

Series A $53M; Series B $65M; total ~$118M

Customers

Georgia-Pacific, Procter & Gamble, logistics yards

Differentiation

Focused on yard automation (not highway), proprietary hitching mechanism, no infrastructure changes required

Data & sources

Web sources

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Models (1)

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Current platform

Outrider Yard Truck

Autonomous Class 6 yard truck for freight DC operations; navigates the facility yard to position trailers at loading docks.

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Outrider on the deployment map

Where Outrider's robots are verified operating. Explore the deployment map by place and type.

Relationships

88VCInvestor OOutriderCustomer

Current leadership (2)

Andrew Smith Founder & CEOsince 2017-01-01secondary-verified
Andrew Smith ceosince 2017-01-01secondary-verified

Founders (1)

Andrew Smithsolefounded 2017-01-01

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Safety record

No incidents on record for Outrider.

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Operated deployments (1)

Outrider Yard TruckGolden

Operator customers (1)

Outrider1 deployment

Recent coverage

Outrider in third-party press

Autonomous Yard Truck Company Develops Trailer Backing Capabilities - Heavy Duty Trucking

Feb 3, 2026

Outrider Autonomous Yard Trucks Can Attach Trailer Brake, Electric Lines - Heavy Duty Trucking

Feb 3, 2026

Autonomous Yard Truck Developer Outrider Debuts - Heavy Duty Trucking

Jan 23, 2026

Peer companies

Tesla4 models
Aurora Innovation3 models
Waymo3 models
BelAZ2 models
Caterpillar2 models
Caterpillar Mining2 models

Supplied by (2)

Compute / semiconductor

NVIDIAvia Outrider Yard TruckNVIDIA DRIVE compute platform (Outrider yard truck autonomy stack for distribution yard operations; 360-degree perception processing; selected for next-generation autonomy kit 2022)supplies

Sensors

Oustervia Outrider Yard TruckOuster OS0 digital lidar sensors (high-resolution lidar for 360-degree perception; multi-year strategic customer agreement; centimeter-level accuracy for trailer dock backing and hitching)supplies

Inbound supply edges feeding this company directly or via the models it owns. Same source bar as the outbound view (verified against at least two strong sources).

Financial state

Reporting basis: aggregator_estimate
Lifecycle stage: growth
Counterparty risk class: moderate

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Funding rounds (2)

Series B2020-10-01
$65M(reported)
Investors: 8VC (lead)
Series A2019-01-01
$53M(reported)

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Recent activity

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Verified media addedVerifiedJun 11, 2026
Outrider Autonomous Yard Operations
Verified media addedVerifiedJun 7, 2026
Outrider Autonomous Yard Operations
Record createdJun 6, 2026
Added to the verified registry

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Sources (1)

https://outrider.ai

Common questions

What is Outrider?: Autonomous yard trucks (Class 6 switching tractors) for freight distribution centers; moves trailers from dock to dock without a human driver.
What does Outrider make?: Outrider has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: Outrider Yard Truck (Outrider builds physical robots).
Who competes with Outrider?: On the DEPLOY registry, peer companies to Outrider building in the same form factors include Tesla, Aurora Innovation, Waymo, BelAZ.
Who is the CEO of Outrider?: Andrew Smith is the ceo of Outrider, per the DEPLOY registry.
Where is Outrider headquartered?: Outrider is headquartered in Golden, CO.
Where does Outrider operate robots?: Outrider operates 1 verified deployment, including at Golden.
Is Outrider a top robotics company?: On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Outrider ranks in roughly the top 75% of companies tracked by the registry.
When was Outrider founded?: Outrider was founded in 2017.
Is Outrider safe?: Outrider has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.

Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-08

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-07-08

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1: unclassified; Unclassified source

The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.

Peer companies

Tesla4 models
Aurora Innovation3 models
Waymo3 models
BelAZ2 models
Caterpillar2 models
Caterpillar Mining2 models

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Models (1)

Outrider Yard Truck

Outrider on the deployment map

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Current leadership (2)

Founders (1)

Safety record

Operated deployments (1)

Operator customers (1)

Recent coverage

Peer companies

Supplied by (2)

Compute / semiconductor

Sensors

Financial state

Funding rounds (2)

Recent activity

Sources (1)

Common questions

Peer companies

In the press

Autonomous Yard Truck Company Develops Trailer Backing Capabilities - Heavy Duty Trucking

Outrider Autonomous Yard Trucks Can Attach Trailer Brake, Electric Lines - Heavy Duty Trucking

Autonomous Yard Truck Developer Outrider Debuts - Heavy Duty Trucking

Outrider's AI-Driven Autonomous Yard Management - Heavy Duty Trucking

Outrider completes SOC 2 Type 2 audit for autonomous yard operations - FreightWaves

The autonomous distribution yard just got safer - Commercial Carrier Journal

Outrider builds industry-first safety system for driverless yard operations - FreightWaves

Outrider emerges from stealth, deploys autonomous technology to distribution yards - AUVSI

Moving Trailers With A Robot – Autonomous Yard Shifters Are On A Roll - Forbes

The autonomous yard dog gets an AI-powered upgrade - FreightWaves

Autonomous Yard Tractor Developer Outrider Raises $62M - Transport Topics

Outrider Raises $62M To Power Scaling Of Logistics Yard Autonomy - Forbes

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