Company
American autonomous-trucking company founded in September 2023 in Pittsburgh by former Argo AI leaders Bryan Salesky (CEO), Peter Rander (President), and Brett Browning (CTO), backed by SoftBank. Focused on Level-4 autonomy for Class 8 long-haul trucks. Development-stage: after a quiet 2024 it emerged from stealth at ACT Expo in May 2026 with a Peterbilt 579 built under a PACCAR collaboration. No verified driverless commercial freight and no named customers as of 2026-05-30.
Based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA · Founded 2023 · 1 model on record
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Key facts
- Founded
- September 2023, Pittsburgh, by Bryan Salesky, Peter Rander, Brett Browning (all ex-Argo AI)
- Backing
- SoftBank (reported commitment north of $1B; figure Bloomberg-sourced)
- Status
- Development-stage; emerged from stealth at ACT Expo May 2026 with a Peterbilt 579 (PACCAR collaboration). No verified driverless commercial freight; no named customers.
- Focus
- Level-4 autonomy for Class 8 long-haul
- HQ
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
- Founded
- 2023
- Status
- private
- Type
- both
- ID
1416ccb9-98f3-4375-add3-47ee2454a63e
Models (1)
Brains developed (1)
- Stack AV Autonomous Driving Systemfoundation-model · research
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Sources (10)
- https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230907651841/en/Stack-AV-Launches-Autonomous-Trucking-Business-to-Revolutionize-the-Transportation-of-Goods
- https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-09-07/ford-volkswagen-self-driving-founders-start-autonomous-trucking-firm-stack
- https://techcrunch.com/2023/09/07/softbank-group-backs-former-argo-ai-founders-on-new-self-driving-trucks-startup/
- https://fortune.com/2023/09/07/softbank-backs-ai-startup-stack-av-as-it-tries-to-automate-trucking/
- https://www.freightwaves.com/news/qa-with-stack-av-autonomous-trucking-founder-bryan-salesky
- https://www.ttnews.com/articles/former-executives-stack-av
- https://www.ttnews.com/articles/autonomous-trucking-development
- https://www.truckinginfo.com/photo-galleries/autonomous-trucks-at-act-expo-2026
- https://www.wpxi.com/news/local/stack-av-unveils-new-autonomous-truck-after-years-stealth-mode/7JOYF7JJ3BBZFHCDVLZZRRA5F4/
- https://www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/news/autonomous-truck-program-to-begin-in-pittsburgh/