derrick nueman

[Clay Travis @ClayTravis]

It's October 17th and UCLA is the only remaining undefeated SEC or Big Ten team in the country. Just like we all expected.

[RedditCFB @RedditCFB]

The last remaining undefeated team in the Big Ten or SEC is UCLA.

[derrick nueman @dnueman]

@VivekGaripalli Congrats! Awesome to see the execution!

[derrick nueman @dnueman]

Very cool to watch $CLOV continued execute!

[Ahsan Amin @ahsan199983]

$CLOV: CMS just posted 2027 Star Ratings. H5141, the PPO covering ~155k members, is a 5-star contract (Part C 4, Part D 5, overall 5), up from the 4.5 that was locked in for 2027 payments. HMO H8010 holds 4.5 overall.
5 stars feeds the 2028 quality bonus and opens the year round 5 star SEP.

[Harry Campbell 🇺🇸 @TheRideshareGuy]

🌉 Excited to announce the speaker lineup for our fourth Urban Autonomy Summit, presented by @EmpiricEarth, taking place next week in Austin on Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026!

After bringing together hundreds of operators, policymakers, and mobility leaders across our NYC, SF and Detroit editions, we’re excited to bring the Urban Autonomy Summit to Austin for the first time for an afternoon/evening of panels, networking 🍸, and candid conversations around the future of autonomy, in one of the top new tech cities!

Our speakers include:

Yulia Shveyko, Head of Public Affairs at @Avrideai
@ben_seidl, CEO & Co-Founder at @goautolane
Nick Allen, Head of AV/Mobility at @TaskUs
Daniel Severin, Head of Global Mobility Insurance at The Ride Platform
Julia Pickar, Transportation & Technology Journalist at @NPR /@Marketplace
@GetBrandFlakes, VP of Marketing at @gridwise_io
Ted Silverman, Chief Operating Officer at LPRI
Sloane Perras, Chief Administrative Officer at @volterapower
Rachel Castignoli, Senior Consultant - Transportation & Public Works at @austintexasgov
@ArmirHarris, Chief Executive Officer at @charter_up
Kaylee Nix, Head of Communications at @BotAutoAV
@dnueman, Vice President of Investor Relations at @PlusAI_Inc
Evan O’Brien, Director of Enterprise Growth at @EmpiricEarth
@nicolecobler, Austin Reporter at @axios

Apply to attend here 👉 https://t.co/FZy5Cc6ZDw

Big thanks to our partners The Ride Platform, @EmpiricEarth, EVKON, @charter_up, @volterapower, @gridwise_io, @MOIAmobility, @TaskUs, @Mobileye, @Verizon, @terawattinfra, and @goautolane for making this event possible.

[PlusAI @PlusAI_Inc]

Yes, there really were 40,000 pounds of sand in those trailers. And yes, there’s a reason. 👇

[derrick nueman @dnueman]

@dottkhan Congrats!

[derrick nueman @dnueman]

Would have been amazing to see the disappointment when the thieves realized our trailers just had sand and not GPUs! $TVA

[WIRED @WIRED]

They likely came for silicon—but left with silica. https://t.co/pIjcm9SU9M

[derrick nueman @dnueman]

@MattMahanSJ shouldn’t we focus on retail theft vs. increasing retail stores’ labor costs and self-checkout wait times?

[Mercury News @mercnews]

So far, Long Beach, Costa Mesa, and Santa Ana in Southern California are among the few California cities to have similar self-checkout regulations. https://t.co/7FQk6MKDMf

[derrick nueman @dnueman]

Some exciting news this morning. PlusAI is going public…again with a great partner, $TVA!

[PlusAI @PlusAI_Inc]

We announced today that PlusAI has entered into a definitive business combination agreement with Texas Ventures Acquisition III Corp. Upon closing of the transaction, the combined company will operate as PlusAI.

The transaction comes as PlusAI enters a period of accelerating commercial momentum. We are actively operating autonomous freight routes in Texas with Ryder and International and working with global truck manufacturers, including TRATON, Hyundai and IVECO, to advance the commercial launch of factory-built autonomous trucks integrated with SuperDrive™ targeted for 2027.

As David Liu, Co-Founder and CEO of PlusAI, said: “This transaction validates a year of significant execution and operational milestones for PlusAI. We are operating autonomous freight routes in Texas today, expanding our OEM partnerships, and successfully monetizing the proprietary data, models and simulation capabilities we have built over the past decade. HyperFoundry is generating revenue today while SuperDrive advances toward commercial launch in 2027. We believe this combination of near-term revenue, a capital-efficient software business model, and a clear path to large-scale autonomous trucking deployment uniquely positions PlusAI for long-term growth.”

[David Woods @daviddavidwoods]

goodbye

[derrick nueman @dnueman]

@OpenSourceZone CNN n NBC

[PlusAI @PlusAI_Inc]

Physical AI has officially taken center stage.
Great discussion at the inaugural @SocieteGenerale The Now Frontier AI & Robotics Conference with leaders shaping the next generation of AI.

Our takeaway? Autonomous trucking is no longer a question of if—it’s about how fast commercialization scales. And as Physical AI matures, platforms like PlusAI’s HyperFoundry will play an increasingly important role in accelerating the development, validation, and deployment of autonomy at scale.

[Buck Sexton @BuckSexton]

If Argentina wins this World Cup,
no question about who its MVP is:

The VAR Referee

[Sawyer Merritt @SawyerMerritt]

NHTSA will “absolutely” consider ending requirements that driverless cars include steering wheels, says NHTSA head Jonathan Morrison.

“If you’re developing a vehicle that is designed never to be driven by a human operator, it doesn’t make any sense to require manual controls.”

[The All-In Podcast @theallinpod]

David Friedberg: California’s Voting System Looks Fraudulent, But It’s Working Exactly as Designed

@friedberg believes California’s extremely loose election laws enable “appointments” not free elections.

Why? The voting data in LA makes no statistical sense.

“ Pratt's post-election mail-in ballots declined by 1/3.

So statistically, the population of people that send in their ballots late reduced for Pratt by 1/3, increased for Nithya Raman by 80%, and Karen Bass 10% less, if you just look at the mail-in ballots before and after election day as a comparison.

I don't know if there's a sociopolitical way that you can assess those statistics and assume that these are individuals casting their individual vote for who they think should be Mayor of LA.

Basically, the concentration of incremental votes that Nithya Raman got came around the Skid Row area in Los Angeles.

But when you look at the basic statistics of what happened in person, mail-in before, mail-in after Election Day, it becomes a real statistical quagmire on how did this sort of a sociopolitical shift happen in such a way that it did?

Now, there was a report published, and they highlighted the 2018 California midterm elections and the challenges that they saw arise in that midterm election because of some of the legislative changes that were made.

First, California Assembly Bill 1921 legalized the practice of unlimited ballot harvesting in the state. What that means is that any individual in the state of California has the right to go and collect ballots from any other individuals, regardless of relationship, fill them out, and send them in.

California, two years later, 18 months later, also passed a law that made it permanent that every person registered in the state of California would get a ballot, so tens of millions of ballots then get mailed out.

Then there was another series of laws that were passed that said anyone can register to vote. You don't need to prove your citizenship. You can use a gym membership card as an example.

So anyone can register to vote. There is no proof of ID when you get a ballot. There is no demonstration that the person who fills out the ballot has anything to do with the individual who's supposed to be voting that ballot, and it is legal for an individual to go out and collect hundreds or thousands of ballots, ship them in, and they will all qualify in these kind of mail-in ballot voting processes.

So there's nothing illegal or fraudulent going on. In fact, the system is operating exactly as intended.

It has been set up and structured in a way that with the right construct, you can get an individual appointed, not elected, but appointed to a particular role in government under a, quote, ‘free election’ in California.”

[Awful Announcing @awfulannouncing]

Andrés Cantor with the Telemundo call for Folarin Balogun's latest goal to make it 3-0 USMNT. 🇺🇸⚽️🔥🎙️ #WorldCup

[PlusAI @PlusAI_Inc]

Getting ready for @NVIDIAGTC.

Our autonomous truck is ready for the week.

If you’re attending, stop by and say hello! 🚛 Find us at Park Ave & S. Almaden Blvd, right outside of the San Jose Center for the Performing Arts.

@NVIDIADRIVE

[PlusAI @PlusAI_Inc]

New episode of SuperDrive™ in Control: Handling Construction Zones

In this segment, our virtual driver:
🔹detects a right-lane closure well in advance
🔹anticipates the bottleneck early and plans a safe path
🔹executes a smooth, early lane change
🔹handles the construction zone without unnecessary braking

Whether it’s a clear open road or an unexpected work zone, SuperDrive is proactive, precise, and always in control.

[PlusAI @PlusAI_Inc]

If you missed PlusAI’s Analyst Day at Nasdaq, the full webcast replay and presentation materials are now available at https://t.co/tKQOIMzlpa.

During the session, our leadership team walked through:
🔹 The technical foundation of our Level 4 autonomous driving system, SuperDrive™
🔹 Our commercialization roadmap and readiness metrics
🔹 How factory integration with global OEM partners enables scalable deployment

We also discussed how these programs translate into real-world operations as we work toward our planned 2027 commercial launch.