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DIEGO, June 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today,
TuSimple (Nasdaq: TSP) co-founder and CEO Xiaodi Hou announced the addition of two key
leadership positions and the departure of its CFO as the company
continues transitioning from testing to scaling and, ultimately,
wide deployment of autonomous trucking technology across the
U.S.
Dr. Ersin Yumer is being promoted to Executive Vice President of
Operations. Dr. Yumer oversees the TuSimple Autonomous Freight
Network (AFN) to support Driver Out operations and has deep
experience in the industry, including previous roles at Aurora
Innovation, Inc., Uber Technologies, Inc., Argo AI, and Adobe, as
well as a PhD from Carnegie Mellon in
the field of machine learning and computer vision.
Dr. Lei Wang is being promoted to Executive Vice President of
Technology. Dr. Wang will continue to develop the advanced
hardware, software, and algorithm technology required to install
safe and reliable Driver Out capability. Dr. Wang has held
technology leadership roles at WeRide.ai, Instagram and Facebook,
and also has a PhD in computer science from the Georgia Institute of Technology with a focus on
algorithm designs in artificial intelligence and machine
learning.
In addition, Chief Financial Officer Patrick Dillon will leave the company to pursue
other opportunities. Eric Tapia,
TuSimple's Global Controller and principal accounting officer, will
temporarily take on the role of the company's Chief Financial
Officer while TuSimple carries out a search for a new CFO.
"I want to personally thank Pat
Dillon for helping guide us through the IPO process and our
first year as a public company. He has provided invaluable support
and guidance to TuSimple and played a key role in TuSimple becoming
a commercial leader in autonomous trucking and achieving several
industry firsts," said Xiaodi Hou,
Co-Founder and CEO.
Additionally, TuSimple is also reconfirming it is on track to
meet or out-perform previously announced 2022 Adjusted EBITDA
guidance and will provide an update at the regularly scheduled
quarterly update.
"With more than 7 million miles driven by TuSimple's autonomous
vehicles, we are laser focused on transitioning to the next stage:
Driver Out Commercialization. Ersin Yumer is uniquely qualified to
make sure that safety, efficiency and scalability are cornerstones
of our entire organization. Additionally, Lei Wang is a highly
experienced and capable technologist and organizational leader."
Dr. Hou continued, "As TuSimple continues growing and scales up to
Driver Out Commercialization, I'm excited to execute our vision of
a safer, more reliable and more efficient future. We remain
committed to the long-term financial goals of the company,
and today's announcements will help get us there."
About TuSimple
TuSimple is a global autonomous driving technology company
headquartered in San Diego,
California, with operations in Arizona, Texas, Europe, and China. Founded in 2015, TuSimple is developing
a commercial-ready, fully autonomous (SAE Level 4) driving solution
for long-haul heavy-duty trucks. TuSimple aims to transform the
$4 trillion global truck freight
industry through the company's leading AI technology, which makes
it possible for trucks to drive safely autonomously, operate nearly
continuously, and reduce fuel consumption by 10%+ relative to
manually driven trucks. Global achievements include the
world's first fully autonomous, 'driver-out' semi-truck run on open
public roads, and development of the world's first Autonomous
Freight Network (AFN). Visit us at www.tusimple.com.
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SOURCE TuSimple Holdings, Inc.