NuPort Robotics

Name

NuPort Robotics

Legal name

NuPort Robotics Inc.

Website

https://nuport.ai

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Autonomous Trucking Technology

NAICS

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

SIC

Search, Detection, Navagation, Guidance, Aeronautical Sys (3812), Miscellaneous Transportation Equipment (3790)

akta.pro primary industry

Autonomous Vehicles & Ground Mobility (HDAAAIAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Video Telematics, ADAS & AI Dashcams (TLAEAFAG), Domain-Specific Training Data Solutions (e.g., medical, AV, geospatial) (HDAAALAL)

Keywords

• Autonomous trucking technology
• Retrofit fleet automation
• Self-driving truck systems
• Commercial vehicle autonomy
• Middle-mile logistics

Headquarters

HQ city

Toronto

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Autonomous Trucking Retrofit Technology: Sale and installation of retrofit hardware kits and autonomous driving software to convert existing truck fleets. Customers retain their existing trucks while gaining autonomous capabilities, with pricing based on per-truck installation and ongoing software/subscription fees.
2. Technology Licensing and Data Services: Revenue from nearly doubled compared to previous year, suggesting additional streams from technology licensing, data analytics, and ongoing support services for deployed autonomous systems.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

NuPort Robotics designs, sells, and installs retrofit autonomous driving kits that convert existing Class 8 trucks into self-driving vehicles for middle-mile short-haul routes. The offering combines customized hardware (sensors, compute, all-weather enclosure) with proprietary Patented Physical AI software built on the NVIDIA DRIVE platform, supported by an in-house fleet management application for tracking, scheduling, and analytics.

Product overview

NuPort Robotics is an autonomous trucking technology company that operates as a single unified platform built around a retrofit-first approach. Their core offering is the Autonomous Truck Retrofit Kit, which upgrades existing trucks with their Patented Physical AI technology. This retrofit platform serves multiple market segments including Distribution Centers, Private Sites (Mining and Forestry), and Port operations. The NuPort In-House App provides fleet management and monitoring capabilities, while V2X Safety Systems and the All-Weather Proof Enclosure are key add-on modules that enhance the core autonomous platform. The company's approach emphasizes equipment-agnostic solutions compatible with all truck OEMs and Class 8 truck variations, enabling customers to keep their existing fleets while gaining autonomous capabilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Autonomous Truck Retrofit Kit NuPort's core product: a retrofit kit that upgrades existing Class 8 trucks from any OEM with autonomous driving capabilities, including customized hardware, redundant sensor modalities with 360-degree coverage up to 500 meters, and the Patented Physical AI software. Sold and installed directly to enterprise fleet operators for middle-mile short-haul autonomous trucking.
• Distribution Center Autonomous Trucking Solution Autonomous trucking solution configured for distribution centers, enabling 24/7 freight movement, reducing inefficiencies, and lowering costs through seamless integration with existing distribution center systems. Improves reliability, speed, and accuracy of middle-mile operations between distribution centers, warehouses, and terminals.
• Private Sites Autonomous Trucking Solution Autonomous trucking solution for private sites including mining, forestry, and industrial operations. Converts existing fleets at private sites into autonomous vehicles for routine movements on repetitive routes, freeing drivers for higher-value tasks and enabling smarter routes, safer operations, and seamless efficiency in difficult weather and road conditions.
• NuPort In-House Fleet Management Application Fleet management software application that provides complete visibility and control across operations. Enables tracking of fleets, monitoring of hubs, scheduling of moves, and access to analytics in one platform. Allows operators to supervise fleets and step in whenever needed, supporting the deployed autonomous trucks.

Quantifiable outcome

• Fleet capacity transformation from 1 to 25 autonomous trucks within five months
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability9 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship, major and supporting.

• NVIDIAcoreTechnology or Integration · 8 June 2021NVIDIA provides the DRIVE platform powering NuPort's autonomous trucking technology. NuPort uses NVIDIA DRIVE Orin capable of 250+ TOPS with ISO 26262 ASIL-D safety standards, along with DRIVE OS and DriveWorks software for scalable self-driving development.
• Canadian TireflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerTwo-year pilot project to retrofit two conventional semi-tractor trailers with NuPort's AI technology including sensors, navigation, and collision avoidance. Trucks transport goods between Canadian Tire distribution center and rail terminals in the GTA.
• Prince Rupert Port AuthoritycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerServing as testbed partner for HDZEV project at Port of Prince Rupert, providing operational environment for zero and low-emission heavy-duty truck testing and data collection.
• FPInnovationsflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch partnership for autonomous trucking in the forest sector. FPInnovations is evaluating Class 8 truck technologies and developing autonomous corridors with industry and government partners. NuPort completed demonstrations for Domtar and Chantiers Chibougamau.
• DomtarmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerForestry company where NuPort demonstrated autonomous trucking technology for transportation of forest products. Testing included 1,500 km of autonomous driving in temperatures reaching -41C.
• Chantiers ChibougamaumajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerForestry company where NuPort extended autonomous trucking testing across additional road conditions. System demonstrated stable speed control and predictable trajectory execution under winter conditions including -40C.
• MistyWestsupportingTechnology or IntegrationTechnology collaborator on development of all-weather-proof sensor enclosure. MistyWest worked with NuPort to protect sensors from harsh weather conditions including rain, snow, dust, and debris.
• Invest Ottawa / Area X.OcoreTechnology or IntegrationArea X.O serves as Canada's premier test facility for connected and autonomous vehicles, providing access to private 5G, V2X infrastructure, and controlled testing environment for NuPort's autonomous truck platform development.
• NRC (National Research Council)supportingTechnology or IntegrationProvides infrastructure-based analytics with cameras that detect pedestrians and predict movement patterns. Data is shared with vehicles for early warnings and proactive braking, especially at intersections.
• Sensor CorteksupportingTechnology or IntegrationDevelops advanced on-vehicle perception systems that fuse camera, lidar, and radar data for hazard detection and classification, sending precise object information to NuPort's autonomous control stack.
• ErgoneerssupportingTechnology or IntegrationProvides head-mounted eye-tracking technology and software measuring driver attention and distraction for human factor monitoring in NuPort's autonomous truck platform.
• Breeze TrafficsupportingTechnology or IntegrationProvides radar-video fusion systems for monitoring oncoming traffic and identifying red-light violations, supporting V2I communication and improving Left Turn Assist and Intersection Movement Assist scenarios.
• Hydra EnergysupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerDelta-based hydrogen fuel provider generating hydrogen fuel for participating trucks in the Port of Prince Rupert HDZEV project.
• Velocity Truck CentressupportingImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerSupports purchase and maintenance of hydrogen fuel cell, hydrogen-diesel co-combustion, and battery-electric Class 8 heavy-duty trucks for the Port of Prince Rupert project.
• Gat Leedm LogisticssupportingChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTruck operator for the HDZEV project at Port of Prince Rupert, operating zero and low-emission trucks on existing operational routes.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Gatik: Gatik operates middle-mile autonomous Class 3–7 trucks for retailers and logistics companies, closely overlapping with NuPort's distribution-center and short-haul focus. Both pursue B2B fleet autonomy with named enterprise customers.
• Plus.ai: Plus develops retrofit and OEM-integrated autonomous trucking technology for Class 8 trucks, sharing NuPort's retrofit-first philosophy and middle-mile/long-haul use cases.
• Waabi: Toronto-based autonomous trucking company founded by Raquel Urtasun, applying AI-first autonomy to long-haul trucking. Same Canadian geography and Class 8 focus as NuPort; competes for the same talent pool and ecosystem partners.
• Kodiak Robotics: Kodiak develops AI-powered autonomous technology for long-haul trucking with commercial operations in Texas. Direct competitor in autonomous Class 8 with a similar sensor-compute-perception stack philosophy.
• Einride: Einride offers autonomous and electric freight solutions with a focus on hub-to-hub routes. Comparable use cases in distribution and port logistics, with a similar 'fleet-as-a-service' commercial model.
• Pronto.ai: Pronto (formerly Peloton Technology) develops autonomous and driver-assist systems for Class 8 trucks, including retrofit-style offerings. Directly comparable technology category with overlapping customer base in long-haul fleets.
• Locomation: Locomation developed autonomous relay convoy technology for Class 8 trucks and had been a direct mid-mile trucking peer. Now restructured, but historically a close comparable on technology and target customer profile.

Broad incumbents

• Aurora Innovation: Aurora operates the Aurora Driver platform across trucking and robotaxi applications, with a public listing and significantly larger capital base. Competes in autonomous Class 8 trucking and serves as a scaled incumbent against which NuPort's smaller deployments are benchmarked.
• Volvo Autonomous Solutions: Volvo's autonomous trucking unit develops OEM-integrated autonomy for hub-to-hub and quarry/port routes. Represents the OEM-integrated competitive threat to NuPort's retrofit-only model.

Emerging players

• Robotic Research: Robotic Research provides autonomous vehicle technology for commercial and defense ground applications including trucking and yard logistics. Partial overlap with NuPort's private-sites (mining, port, industrial) deployments.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds4 records

Investors5 records

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M&A

Investments

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