His hand on giant NVIDIA trucks – and they couldn't believe what was actually inside them

Thieves in California stole branded trailers from NVIDIA and PlusAI, assuming they were loaded with AI chips worth millions. When they broke the locks, they discovered the cargo contained 18 tons of sea sand, used as ballast in development tests for autonomous trucks. The thieves abandoned the trailers and fled.

Thieves in California stole branded trailers from NVIDIA and PlusAI, assuming they were loaded with AI chips worth millions of dollars. The robbers broke the locks and were astonished to find the cargo contained 18 tons of sea sand, used as ballast in development tests for autonomous trucks. The incident came to light after a friend sent a text message to a PlusAI executive, who spotted the trucks in an unexpected location. Police located the trailers abandoned on the roadside. PlusAI spokesperson Lauren Kwan explained that the company loads sandbags to simulate the weight of real cargo on the road. The thieves fled empty-handed. The incident occurs against a backdrop of a wave of sophisticated attacks on computer equipment in the US, but in this case the autonomous development ended with the full recovery of the cargo.