Thieves Steal 2 PlusAI-Nvidia Trailers, Abandoning 20 Tons of Sand in California
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Updated · WIRED · Sep 25
Thieves Steal 2 PlusAI-Nvidia Trailers, Abandoning 20 Tons of Sand in California
1 articles · Updated · WIRED · Sep 25
Summary
Two PlusAI trailers bearing Nvidia logos were stolen from outside a Newark, California, warehouse and recovered hours later after thieves broke the hand locks and opened them.
About 40,000 pounds of sand was still inside because PlusAI uses simulated loads for autonomous-truck research and development testing; the company’s truck cabs remained parked inside the warehouse.
Fremont police said no arrests have been made and the case remains under investigation after an acquaintance’s text about seeing the trailers helped alert the company.
The theft fits a broader California cargo-crime wave targeting high-value tech shipments, including data-center equipment, Tesla batteries and bitcoin mining machines, with millions of dollars of gear still missing in some cases.