Stack AV is an autonomous trucking company founded in 2023 and backed by over $1 billion from SoftBank Group. The company is building AI-powered self-driving systems for Class 8 trucks, targeting a trucking industry worth an estimated $700 billion. Its core technology combines artificial intelligence, machine learning, robotics, and cloud computing to address driver shortages, safety concerns, and inefficiencies in freight operations.
The company was founded by the leadership team behind Argo AI: CEO Bryan Salesky, President Peter Rander, and CTO Brett Browning. The three bring decades of combined experience in robotics, machine learning, and autonomous systems to Stack AV's mission of deploying reliable, safe self-driving technology for commercial freight.
Stack AV's primary product is a self-driving ecosystem tailored specifically to Class 8 trucking, integrating autonomous vehicle software with cloud infrastructure to support large-scale freight operations. The system is designed to reduce accidents attributed to human error and improve the consistency and reliability of goods movement across the United States.
The company lists safety, excellence, humility, grit, transparency, and passion as its stated values - a cultural baseline that reflects both the high-stakes nature of autonomous vehicle development and the team's prior experience in the field.