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Dr. Zhang Tianlei
Founder, Chairman and CEO of Trunk Technology (Trunk.Tech), a Beijing-based L4 autonomous driving truck company founded in 2017. He holds a PhD from the Department of Computer Science and Technology at Tsinghua University and was Baidu's first intern on the autonomous vehicle project, making him a founding member of Baidu's autonomous driving team. Under his leadership, Trunk.Tech has developed full-stack autonomous trucking solutions and secured strategic funding.
Chinese · 2 current roles · 1 founding
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Trunk.Tech is a Beijing-based developer of L4 autonomous driving trucks and logistics solutions, founded in 2017.
Strategic · $30M3 verified deployments · Trunk Highway at Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Region, China →1 model - Former Founding member of Baidu autonomous driving team
Chinese AI and internet company (NASDAQ: BIDU; HKEX: 9888) that operates Apollo Go, the largest autonomous ride-hailing (robotaxi) operation in the Eastern hemi
Apollo Pre-IPO Strategic Round · $1.5B7 verified deployments · Apollo RT6 at Dubai →4 incidents2 models
Current roles (2)
- Trunk.Tech Chairman, CEO & FounderSecondary-verified
- Trunk.Tech FounderSecondary-verified
Foundings (1)
- Trunk.Techcofounderno longer at company
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Former / Previously (1)
- Baidu Founding member of Baidu autonomous driving teamSecondary-verified
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