Thieves steal Nvidia-branded trailers expecting valuable hardware, find 40,000 pounds of sand instead
Thieves stole two trailers bearing Nvidia logos, expecting to find valuable GPU hardware, but discovered they were filled with 40,000 pounds of sand. The trailers belonged to PlusAI, an autonomous truck startup that uses sand as simulated cargo for research and development testing. The criminals abandoned the units after breaking open the doors, and police are currently investigating the incident without any arrests made.
- ▪PlusAI uses sand as simulated loads in its trailers to assist with research and development testing for self-driving technology.
- ▪The theft was discovered when a friend of a PlusAI executive spotted the trailers near their workplace in Newark, California.
- ▪Police are investigating the case, but no arrests have been made as of the report.
- ▪The incident highlights a broader trend of thieves targeting high-value tech hardware, such as GPUs and server switches, due to the AI boom.
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Tech Culture Hardware nvidia crime Thieves steal Nvidia-branded trailers expecting valuable hardware, find 40,000 pounds of sand instead Not quite the GPU haul they were hoping for By Rob Thubron September 28, 2026, 5:18 Add TechSpot Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. Facepalm: If you were a thief with a penchant for stealing vehicles, a couple of trailers emblazoned with Nvidia logos are going to be tempting targets. Sadly for the criminals who did steal these two units, they never contained hundreds of thousands of dollars' worth of GPUs; each one was filled with 20,000 pounds of sand.
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