What Stack AV does

Stack AV Co. is a privately held autonomous trucking company headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, developing AI-driven Automated Driving Systems (ADS) for commercial freight. Founded in 2023 by Argo AI alumni — CEO Bryan Salesky, President Peter Rander (Ph.D.), and CTO Brett Browning (Ph.D.), each with prior autonomy experience at Carnegie Mellon, Uber ATG, and Google — the company serves the trucking industry, primarily fleet operators and shippers, alongside truck OEMs through technology embedding partnerships. Stack raised $1B from SoftBank in September 2023 to fund its buildout and operates Development Fleet Operations and Product Operations across eight U.S. cities (Pittsburgh, Atlanta, Denver, Dallas, Phoenix, Chicago, Houston, and New Stanton).

Stack's technology stack is a vertically integrated, AI-native platform that combines AI, robotics, machine learning, and cloud systems. It spans Dynamic World Perception (including occupancy networks), real-time onboard tracking, a multi-tenant ML Inference Platform, ML Training Acceleration, a foundational Compute Platform, AI Data Infrastructure processing petabytes per month, and AV-specific Cyber Security. Test vehicles carry cameras, lidar, radar, GPS, and microphones, and the multimodal sensor fusion feeds directly into ADS training and operation. Stack maintains an independent Safety Advisory Council composed of former NTSB, FMCSA, NHTSA, FBI, and Schneider executives, and has published a Voluntary Safety Self-Assessment Report and First Responder Interaction Plan (filed under Texas Senate Bill 2807). In May 2026, the company's ADS was publicly showcased on a Peterbilt (Paccar) truck platform at ACT Expo 2026 in Las Vegas.

Stack's revenue model spans managed services for enterprise fleet customers (a Customer-Facing Product Operations team executes daily autonomous freight missions), OEM technology licensing and embedding (notably the Paccar/Peterbilt collaboration), and enterprise partner access to its ADS with associated vehicle telemetry, video, audio, and geolocation data services. The company pursues an enterprise B2B sales motion with bespoke, quote-based commercial arrangements; pricing is not publicly disclosed. Texas DMV authorization for commercial AV operations was secured in April 2026, positioning Stack to convert operational pilots into contracted commercial freight revenue across major U.S. corridors.

Name

Stack AV

Legal name

Stack AV Co.

Website

https://stackav.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2023

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Stack AV is a privately held Pittsburgh-based autonomous trucking company building AI-driven Automated Driving Systems for commercial freight. Founded by Argo AI alumni, it serves enterprise fleet operators and truck OEMs, notably Paccar/Peterbilt, through managed freight services and ADS licensing.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Autonomous Trucking Software

NAICS

Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing (334511)

SIC

Trucking (No Local) (4213)

akta.pro primary industry

Autonomous Driving & ADAS Perception (HDAAAEAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGV) & Autonomous Land Platforms (IMABAIAD)

Keywords

• Autonomous trucking solutions
• Self-driving commercial vehicles
• AI driving systems
• Automated freight software
• Autonomous truck technology

Headquarters

HQ city

Pittsburgh

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Autonomous Trucking Solutions for Enterprise Customers: Stack designs solutions for trucking industry customers to create smarter supply chains, improve business outcomes, and deliver goods faster. Operates a Customer-Facing Product Operations team executing daily missions for customers and hauling commercial freight.
2. OEM Technology Embedding / Licensing: Stack AV collaborates with truck OEMs such as Paccar (Peterbilt) to embed its autonomous driving technology into production truck platforms, generating licensing/royalty or development revenue.
3. Enterprise Partner ADS Access: Stack may allow enterprise partners to use its Automated Driving System (ADS) and may collect and maintain vehicle telemetry, video, audio, and geolocation data for them, suggesting shared-fleet or data-enabled commercial arrangements.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Stack AV develops AI-powered autonomous driving systems for Class 8 commercial trucks, combining perception (cameras, radar, lidar, GPS, microphones), real-time tracking, ML inference, and a compute and data infrastructure stack to haul long-haul freight without a driver. The company delivers autonomous trucking solutions to enterprise fleet operators and shippers and embeds its ADS technology into OEM truck platforms such as Paccar/Peterbilt.

Product overview

Stack AV offers a single unified core product — an autonomous trucking solution built around its proprietary Automated Driving System (ADS) — rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture with separately licensed sub-products. The ADS combines AI, robotics, machine learning, and cloud technologies to power Stack's autonomous trucks (commercialized through partners such as Peterbilt/Paccar, as showcased at ACT Expo 2026), and is supported by a published safety program (First Responder Interaction Plan and Voluntary Safety Self-Assessment Report) overseen by an independent Safety Advisory Council. The company also operates customer-facing Product Operations and Mission Control teams that coordinate daily autonomous freight missions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Stack Autonomous Trucking Solution Stack's flagship AI-driven autonomous trucking solution for commercial trucks (Class 8), designed to enhance safety, reliability, and efficiency of modern supply chains by hauling freight without a driver. Targeted at enterprise fleet operators, shippers, and truck OEMs.
• Stack Automated Driving System (ADS) Proprietary software stack that powers Stack's autonomous trucks, integrating perception, tracking, planning, and actuation to identify and classify static and dynamic objects and drive the vehicle safely. Stack licenses the ADS to enterprise partners for use in their own truck fleets or OEM platforms.
• Stack AV Safety Program (VSSA and First Responder Interaction Plan) Published safety resources describing how Stack ensures the readiness of its vehicles for the road, supported by an independent Safety Advisory Council of former NTSB Chairman Robert Sumwalt, former FMCSA Administrator Annette Sandberg, former Acting NHTSA Administrator David Kelly, former FBI Assistant Director Christopher Doss, and former Schneider SVP of Safety Don Osterberg. The First Responder Interaction Plan is filed under Texas SB 2807.

Quantifiable outcome

• 40% of large truck front-to-rear crashes could be prevented with driver assistance technology solutions
• +3 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability11 records

Feature9 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and advisory.

• Paccar / PeterbiltflagshipOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerAt ACT Expo 2026 in Las Vegas, Peterbilt (a Paccar brand) showcased its first autonomous truck following a collaboration with Stack AV and Paccar. The collaboration embeds Stack AV's autonomous driving technology into Paccar's Peterbilt truck platform, representing a flagship OEM partnership for commercial deployment.
• Boeing Center for Aviation and Aerospace Safety at Embry Riddle Aeronautical University (Robert Sumwalt)advisoryOthersRobert Sumwalt, Executive Director of the Boeing Center for Aviation and Aerospace Safety and former NTSB Chairman, serves on Stack AV's independent Safety Advisory Council, providing strategic safety guidance and external oversight.
• TransSafe Consulting (Annette Sandberg)advisoryOthersAnnette Sandberg, Principal and CEO at TransSafe Consulting and former FMCSA Administrator and former Deputy Administrator of NHTSA, serves on Stack AV's independent Safety Advisory Council.
• Acusensus (David Kelly)advisoryOthersDavid Kelly, Vice President of Government Solutions at Acusensus and former Acting Administrator of NHTSA, serves on Stack AV's independent Safety Advisory Council.
• Guidepost Solutions (Christopher Doss)advisoryOthersChristopher Doss, Senior Managing Director at Guidepost Solutions and former Assistant Director of the FBI, serves on Stack AV's independent Safety Advisory Council.
• Schneider (Don Osterberg)advisoryOthersDon Osterberg, former Senior Vice President of Safety, Security, Driver Training and Regulatory Compliance for Schneider, serves on Stack AV's independent Safety Advisory Council.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Torc Robotics: Torc Robotics is an autonomous trucking company majority-owned by Daimler Truck, pursuing SAE Level 4 driverless Class 8 trucks with OEM integration — a direct peer to Stack AV's Paccar/Peterbilt-embedded model.
• TuSimple: TuSimple is an autonomous trucking company that has operated commercial freight pilots and pursued OEM and Navistar partnerships; it competes with Stack AV in the same long-haul autonomous Class 8 segment despite recent corporate turbulence.
• Aurora Innovation: Aurora Innovation is a direct autonomous-trucking peer developing the Aurora Driver for Class 8 trucks, pursuing OEM partnerships (e.g., Volvo, Paccar) and operating commercial freight pilots — closely aligned with Stack AV's product, customers, and technology stack.
• Kodiak Robotics: Kodiak Robotics builds an AI-driven autonomous driving stack for long-haul trucking with a similar safety-first, sensor-fusion approach and freight-pilot operating model, making it one of the most directly comparable autonomy competitors to Stack AV.
• Plus (Plus.ai): Plus develops an AI-powered autonomous driving solution for commercial trucks, partnering with OEMs and fleet operators to deploy driver-in and driverless freight — overlapping directly with Stack AV's product, customers, and go-to-market.

Broad incumbents

• Volvo Autonomous Solutions: Volvo Autonomous Solutions is a Volvo Group business unit developing autonomous trucks and the Vera autonomous transport system, representing a major OEM-driven incumbent peer pursuing the same Class 8 autonomy opportunity.
• Waymo (Waymo Via): Waymo is a broadly established autonomous driving company whose Waymo Via trucking program applies the same Driver technology to Class 8 trucks, making it a broader-incumbent peer with deep capital and a more mature robotaxi base.

Emerging players

• Pony.ai: Pony.ai is primarily a robotaxi-focused autonomy company that has expanded into autonomous trucking; it overlaps with Stack AV on AI-driven autonomy technology and freight pilots, though its trucking program is less mature than Stack AV's.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/stackav

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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