The verified answer
As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies Stack AV: 1 model, 2 active incidents. 9 sources back the record.
CategoryTrucks
Appears inLogistics robots
Overview
Stack AV is a Pittsburgh-based autonomous trucking company founded by Bryan Salesky and Peter Rander, former Argo AI co-founders. Backed by Softbank group with $1B in total funding, Stack AV develops autonomous driving software for driverless trucks to improve efficiency and safety in freight transportation. The company leverages the founders' decade of autonomy experience from Carnegie Mellon and Argo AI.
Reality check
Focus (company-claimed)
Level 4 autonomy for Class 8 long-haul trucks.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- 2 incidents on file
Key facts
Data & sources
News coverage
2
Web sources
7
9 sources backing this record.View all →
Models (1)
View all models →Partnerships
Every company Stack AV has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most-frequent partners
- 1SoftBank Group1× joint
Most recent
- SoftBank Group x Stack AV (backing)2023-09-07with SoftBank Groupjust announced
Stack AV on the deployment map
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No verified deployments for Stack AV on the DEPLOY record yet. Track Stack AV to know the moment the first one is verified.
Relationships
Current leadership (3)
- Bryan Salesky Co-founder & CEOIR-verified
- Peter Rander Co-founder & PresidentIR-verified
- Brett Browning Co-founder & CTOIR-verified
Founders (3)
- Bryan Saleskycofounderfounded 2022-11-01
later founded Argo AI
- Peter Randercofounderfounded 2022-11-01
later founded Argo AI
- Brett Browningcofounderfounded 2022-11-01
Safety record
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Incidents affecting Stack AV (2)
- ADS crash report in Edgewood, NM involving a PETERBILT 579 (NHTSA SGO 34952-14990)2026-04-01 · Collision
- ADS crash report in Mount Pleasant, PA involving a PETERBILT 579 (NHTSA SGO 34952-11803)2025-09-01 · Collision
Includes incidents linked directly to this company, to its models, or to deployments of its models or under its operation. Retracted incidents are excluded from this view but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Brains developed (1)
- Stack AV Autonomous Driving Systemfoundation-model · research
Recent coverage
Stack AV in third-party press
Peers
88 peers across 1 segment. Every Stack AV competitor derived from shared form-factor and application-domain edges.
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57 companies in this segment · highly_concentrated (HHI 4969.122215850638) · leader Waymo at 6990%
- Aurora Innovationdirect competitor(inferred)strong
- AutoXdirect competitor(inferred)strong
- Baidudirect competitor(inferred)strong
- Bot Autodirect competitor(inferred)strong
- Caterpillardirect competitor(inferred)strong
- Cruisedirect competitor(inferred)strong
Mentioned on (6)
Registry pages whose text names Stack AV.
Companies (1)
Robots and products (1)
AI systems (1)
People (3)
Supplied by (1)
Mechanical / contract manufacturing
- PACCARvia Stack AV Autonomous Truck (Peterbilt 579)Peterbilt 579 Class 8 autonomous-ready truck cab and chassis (PACCAR/Peterbilt provides agnostic vehicle platform; Stack AV installs multi-sensor AV system combining lidar, radar, and camera; year-long collaboration agreement; unveiled ACT Expo 2026 Las Vegas)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
- private_reported
- Lifecycle stage
- growth
- Counterparty risk class
- low
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
Partnerships
1 total · 1 just announced
Every company Stack AV has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most recent
- SoftBank Group x Stack AV (backing)2023-09-07with SoftBank Groupjust announced
Most-frequent partners
- 1SoftBank Group1× joint
Funding rounds (1)
- Launch funding (SoftBank)2023-09-07
Investors: SoftBank Vision Fund (lead)
Timeline
Every recorded move in Stack AV’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
Funding roundLaunch funding (SoftBank) funding round
2023-09-07Launch funding (SoftBank)
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdMay 31, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Incident recordedApr 1, 2026
ADS crash report in Edgewood, NM involving a PETERBILT 579 (NHTSA SGO 34952-14990)
- Incident recordedSep 1, 2025
ADS crash report in Mount Pleasant, PA involving a PETERBILT 579 (NHTSA SGO 34952-11803)
Sources (9)
- 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/
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Methodology: Verified · 9 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-10-13
Verification posture
Verified
Medium confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-10-13
Sources by quality tier
- 7
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
- 1
- secondary-established-publication
- Established publication
- 1
- secondary-industry-publication
- Industry publication
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Stack AV.Peer companies
- Tesla4 models
- Volvo Autonomous Solutions4 models
- Waymo4 models
- Aurora Innovation3 models
- Plus3 models
- Caterpillar2 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Stack AV from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Autonomous Vehicle Funding Stuck In Neutral
Stack AV reportedly raised $1 billion with SoftBank Group backing for autonomous trucking. Pittsburgh-based, emerged from stealth after Argo AI shutdown.
Former Argo AI leaders launch new autonomous trucking company
Stack AV launched its autonomous trucking business in Pittsburgh, backed by SoftBank Group with capital, resources, and AI expertise, founded by former Argo AI co-founders Bryan…
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/stack-av.md
- RSS feed: /companies/stack-av/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/1416ccb9-98f3-4375-add3-47ee2454a63e
- Revision history: /companies/stack-av/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Tesla4 models
- Volvo Autonomous Solutions4 models
- Waymo4 models
- Aurora Innovation3 models
- Plus3 models
- Caterpillar2 models
Video
October 6, 2023 Boris Ivanovic of Nvidia Learning-based components are ubiquitous within modern robotic autonomy stacks. However, many of these components are
Jesse Levinson (https://scl.ai/3IE7hjJ) joins Scale AI’s Head of Nucleus, Russell Kaplan, for a fireside chat to discuss the challenges of bringing a completely
Heat Index
Serious50/100
A composite of competitive footprint, funding, press velocity, active partnerships, and supply-chain edges. Different from the Intelligence score below (which is per-form-factor productization). Non-robotics companies cap at 25.
Reality vs attention
Stack AV draws attention at the 15th percentile but verifies reality at the insufficient-data level among truck robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Safety profile within acceptable range for category. Funding runway warrants monitoring: last known round 38 months ago.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Oct 13, 2026