The Thieves Wanted Microchips. All They Got Was 20 Tons of Sand
Police said the trailers carried 40,000 pounds of sand and were recovered with no arrests made in the theft case.
- Two trailers belonging to PlusAI, a self-driving trucking company, were stolen late Wednesday from a Fremont warehouse. The trailers, emblazoned with PlusAI and Nvidia logos, contained 20 tons of sand used for research and development.
- PlusAI spokesperson Lauren Kwan believes the joint branding with Nvidia made the trailers a target for thieves who assumed they contained valuable equipment. The trailers held 40,000 pounds of sand instead.
- A friend of PlusAI's vice president of legal spotted the trailers in Newark and texted a photo, writing, "Just saw two of your trucks near my work place!:)" The company alerted authorities, who recovered both trailers.
- By Thursday afternoon, Newark authorities and Fremont Police Department officers returned both trailers to PlusAI. No suspects have been arrested, and Fremont Police Department spokesperson Amy Gee said the investigation remains open.
- Cargo theft targeting enterprise-grade computer equipment has surged in recent months across the United States, according to analytics firm Verisk CargoNet. Thieves have also targeted Tesla batteries and bitcoin mining machines this year.
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"Thieves stole Nvidia machines": In California, hunters for equipment accidentally stole trailers with 9 tons of sand
"Thieves stole Nvidia machines": In California, hunters for equipment accidentally stole trailers with 9 tons of sand. "Unknown persons stole two semi-trailers with Nvidia and PlusAI logos, probably hoping to find...
Thieves steal two Nvidia-marked truck trailers. Instead of expensive technology, they find sand in it.
Hwang, who stole a large trailer bearing the logo of the artificial intelligence (AI) semiconductor company Nvidia in the U.S., but abandoned it and fled after discovering it was filled with sand.
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