{"id":"be575926-7db0-4360-867d-e97689b40126","companyId":"dc49744e-53f7-4ce4-a31f-c92712bc5e49","modelName":"TuSimple Autonomous Truck","slug":"tusimple-truck","description":"TuSimple's autonomous Class 8 truck, which ran freight pilots (e.g. with UPS, McLane, Penske partners) and isolated driver-out demonstration runs (Tucson-Phoenix, Dec 2021) with safety oversight. Historical peak was pilot/demonstration; never sustained observer-free commercial. Discontinued when TuSimple wound down US operations (2024) and pivoted to CreateAI.","formFactor":"truck","maturityStage":"pilot","lifecycleState":"discontinued","supersededByModelId":null,"specs":{"end":"US ops wound down 2024 (CreateAI pivot)","type":"Class 8 autonomous truck","historicalPeak":"freight pilots + driver-out demo runs"},"manufacturerSerial":null,"reviewStatus":"reviewed","sources":[{"url":"https://www.ttnews.com/articles/tusimple-raises-135-billion-through-ipo","title":"TuSimple at its IPO peak (Apr 2021)","sourceName":"Transport Topics"},{"url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001823593/000119312524008909/d673687dex991.htm","title":"TuSimple winds down US self-driving operations (Jan 2024)","sourceName":"SEC EDGAR"}],"aliases":[],"collisionRisk":"low","reviewNote":null,"manufacturerTermForTeleop":null,"createdAt":"2026-05-31T12:24:14.536Z","updatedAt":"2026-05-31T12:24:14.536Z"}