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Just build the next thing

Waterloo alumni Alex Rodrigues and Brandon Moak took autonomous trucking to San Francisco. Published in Alumni Digest as verified reporting from the University of Waterloo.

Waterloo alumni Alex Rodrigues and Brandon Moak took autonomous trucking to San Francisco.

In the September issue
Just build the next thing
‘Just build things’ Photo: University of Waterloo / original source page. Source image retained for editorial review; rights clearance is still required before any broader reuse.

The context

Where the work begins

Alex Rodrigues and Brandon Moak, the 20-something founders of an autonomous trucking company now valued at approximately US $5 billion, don’t have

The takeaway

What follows

The official Waterloo report places this work in builders / sf. It is a source-linked brief for alumni readers; the source page remains the authority for names, dates and outcomes.

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