TuSimple Initiates Planned Leadership Succession
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Autonomous truck technology developer TuSimple announced co-founder and Chief Technology Officer Xiaodi Hou will succeed Cheng Lu as CEO and Mo Chen as company chairman, effective immediately.
The San Diego-based company noted the move is part of a planned executive succession as the company moves to its next phase of commercializing SAE Level 4 autonomous trucking technology.
“We’ve set many industry firsts, including becoming the first publicly traded autonomous driving company and first driver-out operations in trucking,” Cheng Lu said in a release. “We have built a strong foundation with the necessary resources to fully commercialize.” — Transport Topics
TuSimple Co-Founder and CTO Dr. Xiaodi Hou will be presenting as part of @NVIDIADRIVE's 2022 GTC event. Mark your calendars for Tuesday March 22 from 11AM - 11:25AM PDT when Xiaodi will discuss what makes driverless trucking operations possible. pic.twitter.com/1irBgPJCSf — TuSimple (@TuSimpleAI) February 28, 2022
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