This episode of the Unusual Whales Pod was recorded Live on January 26, 2026, sponsored by PlusAI.

Nicholas hosts two co-founders of PlusAI, to walk through where they see autonomous trucking headed next.

David Liu is the CEO and co-founder of PlusAI, with a background that blends deep technical training and startup experience, including a PhD in Electrical Engineering from Stanford. He leads the company’s strategy and commercialization efforts as autonomous trucking moves toward scale.

Tim Daly is the chief architect and co-founder of PlusAI, bringing more than two decades of experience in AI and large-scale systems. He leads the technical development of PlusAI’s autonomy platform, focused on making real-world, highway-ready self-driving technology work reliably.

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